Christmas is almost here, so I thought it might be a good time to remind us what the real story is all about.
Once upon a time, in a very insignificant backwater town of the mighty Roman empire, a very insignificant boy was born to insignificant parents. The boy’s mother, Mary, was a hell raiser. Even before her baby was born she was singing tunes with lyrics like:
My soul is rippin’ and roarin’
Because God is gonna use my baby
To throw the mighty off their thrones,
To fill up the poor with good things,
And to send rich people away empty.
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