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Three Reasons Jesus is the Most Famous Person in History
(Reading time: 6 minutes and 22 seconds) According to a new rankings system on Wikipedia, Jesus has been named the most famous person ever in human history. Even the standard Calendar accepted worldwide, referred to as the Georgian Calendar, divides time between BC and AD. The BC stands for before Christ, and AD means “in the year of the Lord.” The meaning comes from the Medieval Latin term “Anno Domini.” The Calendar came into existence centuries after Christ. How do we know that Jesus was an actual historical figure? We know by the same means that we know the authenticity of any historical figure, by extant written history. There is…
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AMERICA’S DANGEROUS ROAD TO DISASTER
“Those who wander on dangerous roads too much, after a while, start to run away from safe roads!” – Mehmet Murat ildan Even liberal Congress as far back as January, 2016, realized that America was on the road to disaster. “Congress issued a screaming wakeup call regarding the dire state of our economic future in a Congressional Budget Office report outlining the ten-year federal budget and economic outlook. While it would be great if today’s candidates stood up and took notice, it seems we’ll only get more and more from reality star politicians. This isn’t going to end well for Gen Y.” Going further back to 1996, the Rev. Billy Graham said, “America has gone a long…
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Exposition of Matthew (Matthew 20:29-21:5)
Questions to be answered in this chapter of the narrative: Introduction We have entered the final major section of the Gospel of Matthew, which leads us through the final week of Christ’s earthly ministry and includes the last supper, His death, resurrection, post appearances, and ascension into heaven. In real life time, these events only cover six days, but it covers about a third of the gospel of Matthew. So, buckle up; we will spend some time in this essential part of the narrative of Matthew. Chapter 20 closes out with the transition into this third and final section of Matthew which begins Jesus’ final week on earth: Matthew 20:29-34, “And…