Did you know that Christian Kingdoms were good for society?!  PJ's shirt! Our Medieval wizard continues to inform us of images we can learn from. Nike (conquer) did just that - where did they get their name from?  Who is the original Conqueror?  Who is the original freedom fighter? Is conquering slavery important to King Jesus? - well it must be so since the 2nd book of Moses is called 'Escape' (Exodus!)   Slavery is pandemic throughout the world. The worst virus of all time. The most harmful to the human mind, and human value.  What does the Living Lord God do about world-wide slavery? What does the Bible teach us about God's work to help slaves escape? What does the Bible teach about freedom from slavery?   What does history teach us? did you know the early Church budgeted to set slaves free in the Roman Empire?  What happened under Christian empires, such as Queen Candice or Africa? -In Christian Queen Candice's kingdom of Cush, Queen of Africa, people found freedom.   What is the Church commanded to do with slaves? -Treat each other with dignity. Slave owners were to treat slaves as siblings.  Slaves became preachers.  Owners became the congregation.  Jesus washed our feet.  Jesus died for humanity.  In this, slavery finds its death.  Societies flourish, Jesus is King, slavery is banished.   During lockdown, and in prison, can we be free inside? -Absolutely!  How? -Jesus tells us "I need to set you free from yourself!"  That's what the whole Bible is all about! "Be free indeed", no matter what the circumstances.  And then what happens? Out of this , you begin to treat one another as equals.  Out of that, you have Christian Kingdoms, which treat people with value.   What about other pagan or Islamic regimes?  How did the Christian martyrs die? -worshiping, praising and preaching. How? -They were free inside!  What about slavery in Islam?  Are we told the whole story? Do people really know what the Islamic texts teach us? Why do the modern biographies of Muhammad not tell us the full story? What is the full story of Islam's slaves? What about Bilal, the slave many claim was set free? Was he truly free?  What if he had chosen to not do the call to prayer? How was he set free? -He was purchased with two more slaves.  More slaves made by his 'freedom'.  Sooooo, Who is the ultimate conqueror? The owners of Bilal? The murderers of Christian martyrs? The Roman Empire's slaves? The pandemic of slavery - vices, bondage, pain, hate, lies, blind biases, uniformed ideals, hate, blame, rage, addictions, controlled desires, unhealed brokenness, lack of forgiveness, inability to be free from harmful pasts.  Jesus sets us free. Completely.  Do you want to be free?  ...  On a completely different note:  Competition Time! What shall we name our unicorn? He represents true freedom. We choose your name - you get one online course (in production for www.onetruthproject.org) for free!