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Dec 2024
29m 52s

Is Santa Real!?

Kaitlyn Schiess
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This week we answer the question on every little kid's mind tonight: Is Santa real? Scholar and author Grace Hamman answers this question, with a twist. She tells us the story of the real St. Nicholas - the shoes, the miracles, the theological bickering! - and explains what Christians today can learn from the faithful of the past.

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