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Jesus, Santa, and Saint Nicholas
Many of us may not know that the jolly old legend of Santa Claus is based on the 4th-century bishop from Myra, Saint Nicholas. Christmas season begs us to ask: who was Saint Nicholas? How did we get from a 4th century bishop from Turkey to a fat man in the North Pole? And how is Saint Nicholas relevant to our celebration of Christmas today?
The Eucatastrophe of Emmanuel
What makes the baby in the manger and the shepherds and wise men and the star and everything about Christmas so wonderful is the dyscatastrophe–the grief and ruin–that preceded it. The incarnation did not happen in a vacuum–it came as the stunning twist to a long story, full of heartbreak and frustration.