[Re-posted from last year. The football references have not been updated.]
On a discussion board, I’ve been engaged in an oh-so-long discussion re the propriety of a Christian celebrating Christmas. And then someone asked what I planned to do for New Year’s. And something inside me snapped … I really don’t know what came over me … I just found myself typing these words —
Well, we used to go to New Orleans and watch Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. Ah, but those days are past. No more fireworks at Jackson Square followed by beignets and chicory coffee. (But maybe in a couple of years.) Until then, New Year’s just isn’t what it ought to be.
But then, what authority is there in the Bible for such a celebration, anyway? Did Jesus celebrate New Years? In fact, I read somewhere that New Years has its roots in some pagan holiday Although in the first centuries AD the Romans continued celebrating the new year, the early Catholic Church condemned the festivities as paganism.
Worse yet, its roots in the West are from the Feast of Circumcision, celebrating Jesus’ circumcision, 8 days after Christmas! Continue reading
At Korazin the DVD shows the ruins of the synagogue, containing a “Moses seat” where the teacher — perhaps Jesus at times — sat to read Torah. 
A reader has emailed me asking whether I can offer any recommendation as to lesson material from 
I was standing in a checkout line, doing my bit to stimulate the economy, you know, when I heard two women talking.
