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The best Christmas story about Jesus you have ever heard.From a story telling perspective: a story with no villain is no story. Therefore, the best way to introduce the hero is to first establish our need for him by being clear about the villain.After establishing the villain, I tell the Christmas Story. The Bible says Jesus came to destroy the work of the devil. That being the case, we should make a proper introduction of his work to show our need for God to become flesh and dwell among us and save our souls.Link to the Christmas series on the Book Matrix

For those of you who want to know how to work miracles, this podcast is for you!This comes from a Christmas message I gave at a party four years ago. Please forgive the audio. I considered re-doing it with a proper microphone, but I love the emotion in this practice message and so I wanted you to hear the original.God bless us all - every one!Link to the Christmas series on the Book Matrix

I gave this book five stars. It's full of excellent content, but for six stars it needs a better ending (particularly for a 704 page whopper).The audience for this book is anyone who wants to improve their career or be part of a winning team, and / or especially leader CEO types. If you’re just looking for career improvement essentials skip to the last few chapters (though the insight into how your leaders think would be useful).According to Jack: Business is a game is regulated by government and conducted fairly and honestly and therefore it is a game that must be won. He says winning is fun and if you’re not having fun, you’re doing it wrong!Mr. Jack Welch is an American business executive, author, and chemical engineer. He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. During his tenure, the company's value rose 4,000%. In 2006, his net worth was estimated at $720 million. When he retired from GE he received a severance payment of $417 million, the largest payment in history.And so when a man like Jack writes a book on WINNING, it's worthy of our careful attention.View Business / Finance / Self Help on the Book Matrix website

This podcast starts out edgy, but it will knock your socks off!This is a must read for Christians! I give this book 6 stars for content.Perhaps you learned in church that Peter was crucified upside down and that nearly all of the apostles were martyred. Ever wonder how you know that? Because of Eusibius!This podcast kicks off a study on miracles that I intend to continue through Christmas.Eusebius of Caesarea (260/265 – 339/340 AD), AKA Eusebius Pamphili was a historian of Christianity. He became the bishop of Caesarea Maritima about 314 AD. Together with Pamphilus, he was a scholar of the Biblical canon and is regarded as an extremely learned Christian of his time. He wrote Demonstrations of the Gospel, Preparations for the Gospel, and On Discrepancies between the Gospels, studies of the Biblical text. As "Father of Church History" he produced the Ecclesiastical History. On the Life of Pamphilus, the Chronicle and On the Martyrs. He also produced a biographical work on the first Christian Emperor, Constantine the Great, who ruled between 306 and 337 AD. Link to the whole series on the Book Matrix.

This is a must read for Christians! I give this book 6 stars for content.Perhaps you learned in church that Peter was crucified upside down and that nearly all of the apostles were martyred. Ever wonder how you know that? Because of Eusibius!This podcast covers the rest of Book 1:Chapter 9 — A proof that discredits popular lies of the dayChapter 10— A proof that Jesus' ministry lasted 4 yearsChapter 11— John the Baptist beheaded unleashing vengeance from GodChapter 12— All the names of the 70 that Eusebius could findChapter 13— A letter to Jesus and his replyBook 2Chapter 1— Simon starts a popular cult, Paul converted to ChristianityChapter 2 — Rome says Jesus can't be declared God except by an act of the SenateChapter 3— Caligula persecutes the Jews and Philo, the historian, leaps to their defenceChapter 4— The persecutions of the Jews for rejecting JesusChapter 5 — The temple gets a statue of CaesarChapter 6 — The Jews are impoverished through the purchase of an aqueductChapter 7— Pilate is repaid for his part in the crucifixion of Jesus   Link to the whole Eusebius series , the Christmas series on the Book Matrix website

This is a must read for Christians! I give this book 6 stars for content.Perhaps you learned in church that Peter was crucified upside down and that nearly all of the apostles were martyred. Ever wonder how you know that? Because of Eusibius!This podcast covers the rest of Book 2 and the beginning of 3: Book 2Chapter 8 — Agabus prophecies of a famineChapter 9 — James the brother of John beheadedChapter 10 — Herod struck down by an angel of GodChapter 11 — The founding of a cult that's quickly destroyedChapter 12 — Queen Helen purchases grain to feed the poorChapter 13 — Simon founds another cult and is made a god by the SenateChapter 14 — Peter overtakes Simon through proclamation of the gospelChapter 15 — Rome demands Peter's sermon be captured in writing, Mark agreesChapter 16 — Mark founds a church in Alexandria EgyptChapter 17 — The first race of prayer warriorsChapter 18 — An overview is given of Philo's writings Chapter 19 — The Jews are trampled at passover (by each other)Chapter 20 — The chief priests degrade into thieves to save themselves during famineChapter 21 — An Egyptian witch starts a rebellion against Rome to seize powerChapter 22 — Paul is martyredChapter 23 — James the Just is MartyredChapter 24 — Annianas made bishop over Alexandria (after Mark)Chapter 25 — Nero declares himself God's chief enemy and targets the apostlesChapter 26 — A general description of the abuse endured by the martyrsBook 3Chapter 1 — How the territories were divided among the apostlesChapter 2 — Linus presided over the church of RomeChapter 3 — A review of authentic books vs. fakes.Chapter 4 — Luke is a physicianChapter 5 — A description of the last siege of the Jews  Link to the whole Eusebius series the Christmas series on the Book Matrix website

This is a must read for Christians! I give this book 6 stars for content.Perhaps you learned in church that Peter was crucified upside down and that nearly all of the apostles were martyred. Ever wonder how you know that? Because of Eusibius!This podcast covers Book 3: Chapter 6 — The extinction famine event (where all who crucified Christ died)Chapter 7 — Israel re-enslaved in EgyptChapter 8 — The bad omens the Jews ignored before destructionChapter 9 — Josephus honored for his work with a statue in RomeChapter 10 — Assessment of the authenticity of 22 Biblical worksChapter 11 — Simeon takes over for James the Just in JerusalemChapter 12 — Vespasian declares war on the Holy LineChapter 13 — Successions in Rome and the PriesthoodChapter 14 — Avilius becomes Bishop of AlexandriaChapter 15 — Clement becomes Bishop of RomeChapter 16 — Clement writes Corinth about their seditionChapter 17 — Domitian succeeds Nero in his hostility to GodChapter 18 — Details about John who wrote RevelationChapter 19 — Judas brother of Christ is targeted by Domitian  Link to the whole series the Christmas series on the Book Matrix website

This seventh installment is the least exciting of the series. But there is a good commentary about debates herein.Perhaps you learned in church that Peter was crucified upside down and that nearly all of the apostles were martyred. Ever wonder how you know that? Because of Eusibius!This podcast covers Book 3: Chapter 20 - Domitian orders extermination of the line of DavidChapter 21 - Cerdon became the 3rd Bishop AlexandriaChapter 22 - Ignatius became the 2nd Bishop of AntiochChapter 23 - Story about John the Beloved saving a man who renounced his faith in ChristChapter 24 - It was Paul who saw the 3rd heaven / John wrote his gospel after reading the othersChapter 25 - Details the names of books and their status: genuine, disputed, spurious, or hereticalChapter 26 - Mentions the imposters of the faithChapter 27 - The cult of the EbionitesChapter 28 - The false religion of CerinthusChapter 29 - The heresy of NicolausChapter 30 - Most of the apostles were marriedChapter 31 - Places where some martyrs are buriedChapter 32 - Simeon was 2nd bishop of JerusalemChapter 33 - Plinius Secundis defended the martyrsChapter 34 - Euarestus became the fourth bishop of RomeChapter 35 - Justus became the third bishop of JerusalemChapter 36 - Ignatius encourages believers to embrace martyrdomChapter 37 - The disciples sold their possessions and left to share the gospelChapter 38 - Two prominent men who quoted from the disputed book of HebrewsChapter 39 - Papias sought 2nd hand stories of the apostles which he documented (Mark was Peter's interpreter)End of Book 3 Link to the whole series on the Book Matrix.

Perhaps you learned in church that Peter was crucified upside down and that nearly all of the apostles were martyred. Ever wonder how you know that? Because of Eusibius!Unlike Part 7, which was mundane, today's message is great!I believe I have stumbled onto the origin of Valentine's Day, which it would seem has a nefarious past. After Valentine was rejected for the office of Bishop he became enraged and so he began his own cult.This podcast covers the beginning of Book 4: Chapter 1 - New bishop successions (added to the spreadsheet)Chapter 2 - The Jews Of Cyrene and and Egypt were possessed to attack the GreeksChapter 3 - Aristides wrote a defense of the faith to AdrianChapter 4 - New bishop successions Rome and Alexandria (added to the spreadsheet)Chapter 5 - New bishop successions in Jerusalem (added to the spreadsheet)Chapter 6 - The Jews were attacked by RufusChapter 7 - The faith of Our Lord spreads across humanity / Carpocrates founds the gnostic heresyChapter 8 - Hegisippus and Justin documented a communication from Serenius Granianus to the Emperor Chapter 9 - The emperor Adrian relays the message to Minucius ordering the end to illigitimate Christian deaths Chapter 10 - Antonine the Pious succeeds Adrian as emperor (added to the spreadsheet)Chapter 11 - The heresy of St. Valentine  Link to the whole series on the Book Matrix.

In all my research, the martyrdom of Polycarp as described in this podcast is second only to that of Jesus Christ. The martyrdom of Justin is also described herein. If you’re interested in early Christian martyrdoms described in detail, this podcast is for you. Due to the overall length of this deep study on Eusebius’ book, and my desire to keep you engaged throughout by making it enjoyable or interesting, I begin this podcast with quite a bit of humor and end it seriously.This podcast covers chapters 12 - 15 of Book 4:Chapter 12 - Introduction of a letter from Justin to the emperorChapter 13 - Letter from the emperor to Asia to stop persecuting the ChristiansChapter 14 - Polycarp’s MartyrdomChapter 15 - Justin’s Martyrdom  Link to the whole Eusebius series the Christmas series on the Book Matrix website