I give a reading of the biblical account in the book of Luke of the origins of the Christmas Story. I tell the real story of Saint Nicholas.  I give more Christmas history.

Housekeeping:

* Less than a week before christmas.  If you don’t know what to get the prepper in your life, how about knowledge.  I decided to give a discount.  I have multiple training seminars and you can get 15% off of them between now and December 24th.

* theprepperpodcast.com/shop or survivalgeartools.com

* Military, Police, Paramedics, Firefighters, Peace Corps email me for a larger discount

* Lot’s of changes at the shop, stop by and see how busy I have been.

No News Segment

No Product Review

Topic of Discussion:

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Importance of Christmas

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Christmas is an extremely important time for me

* Everyone tends to have good will towards others

* This is time of year everyone gives to others

* Doesn’t matter what religion you follow, there is a holiday during this time of year

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It is an excuse to be happy, and be with your family

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It is an excuse to shut everything down

* This is why next week Friday, December 26, 2014

* I will either not do a show at all, or

* I will have another throwback episode

* This allows me to give you content you haven’t

* Heard before

* Heard in a while

* Depends on how long you have been listening

* This also allows me  to stop working so hard through the holidays

* So I can spend time with my family

* So I can work on some interesting jobs or items I have in the background

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It is an excuse to stuff yourself

* Diet all year, but

* During thanksgiving and Christmas, give yourselves an excuse to eat yourself into misery

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It is an excuse to quiet down

* Contemplate the personal, emotional, physical, and religious ideals that make this time great

* Spend time to think about what is important to you

* Are you happy or joyful with who you are and where you are in life?

* If you were to pass on right now, would you be happy with your dash? (explain)

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Look around

* Watch the good will others are giving to each other

* Listen for awesome stories about people giving to the less fortunate

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The holiday season may be a wonderful time of year, but it is also prime time for theft and break-ins.

* Always leave a light on

* Use the LED faux tv: FakeTV FTV-10 Burglar Deterrent

* Car locks while shopping

* Hide purchases

* Trunk

* Car shopping shade

* Lock the doors

* Check your entrances

* Doors

* Garage

* balcony

* Windows

* Homeowners, Renters, Car Insurance

* Know what you have, so you know what is taken

* Allstate Digital Locker

* App that allows you to organize your personal property by room, category, or in item lists. You can also photograph items and attribute a cost and quantity to each one