Hello and welcome to a very special mini episode of Faith adjacent.

I'm your host, Erin Moon, and while usually this is a podcast where I talk to old people

about finding God in weird places, today we're doing something a little different.

I'm getting to chat with one of my very good friends, Sina Claus.

Now, real quick, when we talk to your grownup.

Hey guys, Santa and I made this episode just for kids, but I think you'll have a great

time listening to it as well.

But just a quick disclaimer, you might want to enjoy the episode on your own first, just

to make sure it checks all your boxes before you listen with your favorite kid or kids.

And if you haven't had a chance, please be sure to check out the Faith adjacent proper

episode this month, all about Santa as well, but it's for grownups only.

Okay, now that that's out of the way, and this is really important.

Santa texted me earlier and wanted me to make sure to tell you that he recommends listening

to this episode while also doing one of his favorite activities, making cookies, sitting

around a fire, drinking hot chocolate, or snuggling in your favorite cozy PJs with your favorite

people.

Before we jump into my interview with Santa, I wanted to tell you about a man who inspired

Santa in his current job, a guy named St. Nicholas.

St. Nicholas lived a long time ago in a place called Petara, which is in modern day Turkey.

That's Turkey the country, not Turkey the bird, very important distinction.

Before he was St. Nicholas, he was just Nicholas, a young man who really loved Jesus and wanted

to love other people because of that love.

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