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How was it possible for people to have seen Jesus perform so many miracles but still not believe?

I mean, if you were there in the flesh watching the blind sea and dead people come to life,

how could you not believe?

When I was a kid, Santa came to visit us every year.

We had a lot of fun Christmas traditions.

We'd put out cookies and milk for Santa, carrots for the reindeer,

and then we'd go outside and scatter more reindeer food in the yard,

which was oatmeal with glitter mixed in.

And we'd read the Christmas story before bed and try to stay up as late as possible listening for Santa.

In the morning, we'd wake up and one by one, youngest to oldest, get to go into the living room and see what Santa had brought.

And then after we opened all the family presents, we'd go into the front room and see what Santa had brought. And then after we opened all the family

presents, we'd go into the front room and check our stockings to see what else Santa had brought.

We'd find the milk glass empty carrots gone and just cookie crumbs left on the plate. Santa

had been to our house. Or so I thought, until the year, I a toy that said exclusively at Target. Now, my mom

tried to tell me the elves shopped at Target and remind me of all the years past that Santa had

visited, but it didn't matter how many times Santa had come and how many times I'd walked into the

living room to find amazing presents from Santa.

Nothing could convince me Santa was real, even though he had a pretty awesome track record of showing up.

And in a similar way, the Jews had seen Jesus show up time and time again with amazing gifts, if you will,

healing leprosy, water to wine. I mean,

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