Comments on: Sweet baby Jesus

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 03:26:43 +0000

I always liked that song too, “The Holly and the Ivy.” There aren’t enough minor-key Christmas dirges, in my opinion.

Thanks for stopping by.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:52:51 +0000

oops… I meant the Druids, not the Celts.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:52:07 +0000

I have said many times, if Jesus came back today and visited the churches erected in his name, he would shake his head and mutter, “You just didn’t get it, did you?” Anyway, I decorated with holly and ivy in honor of the Celts and Saturn. Hee hee.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:51:42 +0000

Yes, exactly.

I think Christianity started going seriously wrong after Constantine embraced it. Which is not to say that the previous persecution was all that good for the religion, either.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:27:46 +0000

To me, the biggest indicator of the decline in Christian values is all the bemoaning among American Christians. What a waste of time. I thought Christians might wish to have the same relationship with their governments as Jesus modeled with his Romans.

As you suggest, state sponsorship seems to backfire. On the other hand, there are now anywhere from 40 to 130 million Christians in China, I understand, and little of that can be attributed to Christians’ influence on government.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 20:45:01 +0000

Thanks for the good wishes.

Brett – Good point. Kind of like revolutionary socialists after they’ve come to power, I guess.

suzanne – My brother was just pointing out yesterday that Newton’s “law” of gravity came straight out the occult.

robin andrea – As I imagine you’ve discovered by now, it refers simply to a holiday whose date changes from one year to the next.

By: bill

bill — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 17:23:39 +0000

best wishes. great post.

By: robin andrea

robin andrea — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:57:09 +0000

The only “moveable feast” I know is the one written by Ernest Hemingway. Now I have a new way to spend this Christmas morning, finding the meaning of the other “moveable feast.” I love a good mystery. Thanks for the gift. Merry Christmas, dave.

By: pablo

pablo — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 14:33:40 +0000

Best wishes and warm regards, Dave!

By: suzanne

suzanne — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 12:43:48 +0000

Happy Newton Day, Dave!

go out there
and enforce his Laws