Stuff

Today is the anniversary of George Washington's Raid on Trenton, New Jersey.  In this operation a brigade sized force including horses and cannon was put across the Delaware River.  The raid should've been seriously contested if not an actual failure.  A Loyalist had observed the crossing and went to Trenton to report it.  A note was written and given to the commander of the Hessian regiment stationed in the town.  Colonel Rall placed the note in his coat pocket and returned to his ongoing card game.  When the battle properly began he was one of the Hessian dead.

It really helps when the opponent is being stupid.

On this day in 1991 the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was formally dissolved.

So what is Christmas?

It's commonly held to be the celebration of a birth.

But there’s something more to Christmas and it's the idea that God would come to us as a person to speak to us as people.  No priests as intermediaries or a light show miracle, just a conversation on a personal basis.

Some Christians don’t understand this.

Merry Christmas.