Christmas in June?

I hope by now that everybody knows Jesus was not born on December 25. In fact, scholars have always said that nobody really knows the exact date. Now, I'm not one to poo-poo on tradition and I'm not saying we should all go out and cancel Christmas. But there's a new interesting twist on the old Christmas tradition. Astronomers have developed software that can re-create the night sky from any point on the globe for the last several thousand years. And on June 17 in the year 2 B.C. over the town of Bethlehem, Venus and Jupiter came so close together that it appeared to the naked eye like one bright shining star in the sky. It was the brightest display in the sky seen in Bethlehem during that period of history. Could that have been the star that guided the wise men to Jesus? It sure seems like that's a good possibility. Click here to read the entire story. I love this kind of thing. It gives us further evidence that what we read in the Bible is more than just fables and legends. The writers are giving us real, historical accounts of actual events that took place. So when June 17 rolls around next year, wish somebody a Merry Christmas and watch the look on their face.