Merry Christmas

When was Jesus born? Well, the one thing we can be pretty certain about is that it was not December 25th. The gospels tell us that at the time "there were... shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night", which puts it no later than about the beginning of October. Also the census which brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem would not have been held until after the harvest was in. So the clever money is on sometime in September. Does it matter - not a bit. If you are a Christian you celebrate the fact the He existed, and exact dates are immaterial.