Who is Santa Claus Anyway?

I had this kid, Shawn, say to me the other day, “Santa is coming tomorrow.” Then another boy, Edward, said,”Ahhhh, I don't believe in that stuff.” So I said to Edward, “What do you believe in?” And Edward said, “I believe in that the little baby Jesus was born.” “You are a very smart kid Edward”, as I uplifted him for his belief. But then I said to them both, “Santa Claus was a real person and his name is really Saint Nicholas.” Then Edward said, “yeah but, you know rain deers can't fly.” “I know what you mean Edward,” I responded. I let it alone after that but later it got me thinking some more. These kids are most likely in 3rd or 4th grade and both really good kids.



I personally believe that Santa Claus is taking too much attention away from the real reason for celebrating Christmas. We know that Jesus is the “Reason for the Season”. And yes the fruit of the Holy Spirit should be present during Christmas and all year. (Peace, Joy, Love).

The facts are we have blown Santa Claus way out of proportion to what Santa Claus really wanted. Santa Claus didn't do what Santa Claus did to get any fame or notoriety. Santa Claus was a real person who loved our Lord and Savior with all his heart and all his mind. Let's make Jesus Christ first and keep Christ in Christmas. I think Santa Claus would have prefered it that way.

Here is an interesting youtube post:




Now don't get me wrong here. I'm not trying to be a party poop per and ruin it for those kids that believe Santa came down their chimney last night. I mean, I grew up with that and loved it when I was a kid. I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade here. What I am trying to say is let's not loose the real meaning of Christmas. That's it.

I got this flyer on my car the other day while stopping in at K-mart, I noticed there was a lady putting them on all the cars with such efficiency, that when I stopped in at Wal-Mart I got another one too. I mean she must of went through 1,000 cars, easy. I looked at the flyer and it was barking loud at anyone who celebrated Christmas. I mean, First is was a roman pagan holiday, 2nd the Christmas tree is a pagan symbol and should not be used. 3rd Christ wasn't born on Dec. 25th. 4Th , I forget what 4th was and even 5th and 6th.

Now there might be some degree of truth there, but I say. “So What” Let people celebrate Christmas, who cares what date, who cares if they have a Christmas tree or not. Who cares if their kids are looking for gifts under the tree from Santa. All that stuff isn't important anyway. The main reason for the season is the Jesus Christ came form Heaven to save us from our sins and bring us into a closer relationship with the Father. We can argue the detail later. Let's enjoy the season and keep that message flowing to every corner of the earth. Let's not use this season to argue, judge, and pick on one another. It is not what Saint Nicholas wanted and certainly not what God wants.

My Friend Frank always says,” God wants you to do two things to be in his will, Give, and Forgive. Now go spread the Gospel to all nations and stop fighting about it. Show the fruits of the Holy Spirit within

Merry Christmas

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THE POWER OF TEAMWORK

When you ask most people, “Do you believe that teamwork is important?” Most will agree that it is extremely important, in fact necessary to achieve and succeed in any great vision or goal. Yet, why do we all fall prey to the worldly media that conditions us to fight on our own?

The media has us conditioned to think that we can only win on our own merits. We fight for a job or a career and we believe that if we win someone has to loose. The business environment is ferocious. Most small business owners know nothing about developing a winning team. There is an adversarial relationship in most cases between the employee and the employer. Most employees only care about themselves, and most of the time they are justified, due to the fact that most companies only care about the bottom line.

Corporate America is in trouble, because its leaders have made decisions based on this win/loose philosophy. They have greed at hand and made decisions for themselves rather then what is good for society or their own employees. When will Corporate America wake up and figure out that the Win/ Win philosophy is what will create lasting long term growth for their company and the country?

Corporate America must realize that they must create teamwork with their employees as well as the general public. They need to do what is right rather than what is sufficient. They need to work toward the greater good rather than rely on selfish motives.

I have a feeling that this bailout of Wall Street will only provide further incentives for Corporate America to repeat the failed policies of the past. This can only increase inflation and lead to more expense that the general public may not be able to afford.

The country, and corporate America must create a team to work toward a common cause that will make America a powerful nation again. We can only be that way when everyone wins, including the great citizens of this county. Nothing but nothing will beat the power of teamwork!

To illustrate the power of teamwork take a look at this awesome you tube video. It takes place in Africa. The Lions I would consider corporate America. The crocodiles represent government interest. And the Buffalo represent a Team and what power teamwork can have. I hope you enjoy it!