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		<title>The Santa Claus Factor 5</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[PART 5 OF 5] I believe that the story of Santa Claus is the story of God! As I&#8217;ve stated in my previous &#8220;Santa Claus Factor&#8221; articles, I believe the story of Santa Claus can be viewed as a parable that teaches us some important lessons about God. This will be my last article in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Santa Claus Factor 4</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[PART 4 OF 5] I believe that the story of Santa Claus is the story of God! In the last article, we discussed Santa’s list. We noticed the similarities between Santa’s “nice” and “naughty” lists, and God’s. In this article, we will continue to explore the parable-like nature of the Santa Claus story, and its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Santa Claus Factor 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul O'Rear</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[PART 3 OF 5] From last time: &#8220;I believe that the story of Santa Claus is the story of God!&#8221; Let&#8217;s continue looking at the parable-like nature of the Santa Claus story, and discover more of the things that Santa Claus can help us understand better about God. 2. The list The same Christmas song [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Santa Claus Factor 2</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[PART 2 OF 5] In my previous article, I told you that I believe in Santa Claus, and I briefly explained my reasoning. If you haven’t read that article yet, you can catch it here. In this next series of articles, I want to dig a little deeper and explain why the Santa Claus story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Santa Claus Factor</title>
		<link>http://www.sillyoldbear.net/2008/12/the-santa-claus-factor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:18:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[PART 1 OF 5] “Do you believe in Santa Claus?” Most children believe in Santa Claus. As they grow older, however, at some point they begin to analyze the whole Santa Claus story and realize that it would be physically impossible for one person to accomplish everything that Santa Claus is supposed to accomplish. So, [...]]]></description>
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