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We are your hosts, Matt.

Hello.

Hey Matt, and my name is Todd.

We are two ministers slash buds who love telling stories from the Bible.

And well today we cannot wait to share this with you. In fact, man, we are midway through

the year almost on the other side, and Matt, we thought, yeah, it's hot outside, it's summertime.

There's never a better time than to share the story of the birth of Jesus. So let's do it man. Let's jump in and let's talk about baby Jesus.

That's right. Today we're going to try and spread some desperately needed Christmas cheer. That's right. And what's better than Hallmark Christmas

Cheer? That's right. And what's better than Hallmark Christmas movies in July?

How about the great? It's tough. You know there's probably one thing. And it is the grade A true story that inspired the Christmas season.

That's right we're going to be sharing the Christmas story from Luke Chapter 2.

Like all great stories ours starts during tax season.

That's right.

Caesar Augustus, head honcho in Rome has ordered that everyone under Roman rules should be registered for a census.

The reason being, so Rome could collect taxes from you.

It's a great first Christmas present, right?

We love that.

What inspired, what shaped a part of the Christmas story, tax season?

Well, it seems odd to some of us, but it was a common practice during the time of Jesus

for the senses to require folks to travel back to the home of their

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