Tag Archives: Santa Claus

Christmas Giving 2 by James R. Coggins

Posted on December 17, 2025 by jrcoggins

Historians are often very wise people. I know this because I am one. Historians are wise because they have access to far deeper reservoirs of experience. They learn from the centuries of experience of other people. As someone said, “Good … Continue reading →

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Santa Jesus by James R. Coggins

Posted on December 13, 2023 by jrcoggins

He asked Santa Claus for a puppy. When he didn’t get it, he stopped believing in Santa Claus. She prayed for a bicycle. When she didn’t get it, she stopped believing in God. When the church encourages non-Christians to believe … Continue reading →

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More Famous Coggins Quotations by James R. Coggins

Posted on April 20, 2022 by jrcoggins

After a writer is dead, some anonymous scholar often collects the best quotes from all of his written works, reducing his laboriously written tomes to a few sound bites. A while back, I decided to save this anonymous scholar some … Continue reading →

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Christmas Belief

Posted on December 18, 2019 by jrcoggins

It is the season when everyone in the movies and on television talks about believing—but what they really mean is pretending. Belief is about committing yourself to someone or something. Pretending is about playing games and living in a fantasy … Continue reading →

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