Martin Luther

Santa's Surprising Origins-A Christmas Classic

December 16, 2012 - 11:43pm — Rev. Austin Miles

by Rev. Austin Miles

MYRA - (Editor's Note: This story was first published on December 20, 2001. It has been picked up and re-published all over the world every year since, becoming a Holiday Tradition).


Italian Drawing
St. Nicholas Bishop of Myra

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He is loveable, congenial, giving and jolly. What's more he knows everything, as any child will readily testify. He is a colorful old man, whose visits are eagerly awaited by millions of children each year and who, for a little while, makes the world a much happier place

Is Santa Claus a good influence on children, or a bad influence whose image merely commercializes Christmas and who takes the reason out of the season, as some charge?

Where did Santa come from? It will surprise many to learn that Santa Claus (as we know him today) came out of the church itself through the charity of a very devout and caring priest. Now bear in mind that this is a true, historically documented account.

Santa's Surprising Origins-A Christmas Classic Feature

December 22, 2011 - 3:18pm — Rev. Austin Miles
Italian Drawing
St. Nicholas Bishop of Myra

MYRA - (Editor's Note: This story was first published on December 20, 2001. It has been picked up and re-published all over the world every year since, becoming a Holiday Tradition).

He is loveable, congenial, giving and jolly. What's more he knows everything, as any child will readily testify. He is a colorful old man, whose visits are eagerly awaited by millions of children each year and who, for a little while, makes the world a much happier place

Is Santa Claus a good influence on children, or a bad influence whose image merely commercializes Christmas and who takes the reason out of the season, as some charge?

Where did Santa come from? It will surprise many to learn that Santa Claus (as we know him today) came out of the church itself through the charity of a very devout and caring priest. Now bear in mind that this is a true, historically documented account.

Pastors-Occupy Your Pulpits!

November 30, 2011 - 8:28pm — Rev. Austin Miles

This writer-chaplain, repeatedly pleads for pastors to exorcise the demons of political correctness from their churches and return to pure biblical preaching and teaching, as “called” ministers faithfully exhibit.  Fortunately, there are still remnant pastors scattered throughout America who are a positive spiritual example for everyone they meet. Oh, that all Christians in general would heed this exhortation. Half baked Christians and corrupt pastors are the greatest tool of Satan for the destruction of the church.


We have abdicated our moral authority because of the compromises of weak spiritual leaders who conspicuously add more and more of the world population to the roster of hell. This is the direct result of presenting watered down Scriptures by preachers who misbehave. 


To correct this, judgement must start at the House of God.(1 Peter 4:17) and an overhaul of church leaders and their congregations must begin. Pastor Ed Berkey (Ret.) alerted me to this excellent article recently written by J.Lee Grady which offers a starting point.


Mr. Grady’s story is reprinted with permission from Charisma, October 20ll.  Copyright Charisma Media, USA. All rights reserved. http://www.charismamag.com
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