The Cuban Missile Crisis: Dangerous days
In the third episode of our series on the Cuban Missile Crisis, we chart the first phase of the Cold War standoff – from panicked secret meetings to risky naval manoeuvres
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The History of Social Networks: Twitching, Yakking and Gabbing
We conclude the epic series of episodes about the history of social networks by rushing through 2011 to present day. We look at Google+ and [Read more]
The connection between Christmas and Saturnalia
One thing I didn’t mention in the video is the idea that Saturnalia did involve gift giving. At first glance, this might seem to imply that the gift giving of Christmas must be borrowed from the gift giving of Saturnalia. But there are some obstacles to establishing that connection. First, gift giving is a widespread practice across many different celebratory days. It doesn’t really mean that much to see the giving of gifts on a holiday of some kind. It’s the error of many to presume that similarity = origin, even when they don’t have additional evidence to support that it does. Second, gifts were given on the 19th of December in association with Saturnalia, not the 25th. Imagine how clumsy it would be for the early Christians to feel they need to have a festival to replace Saturnalia, only to put it on the wrong date, leaving the people with nothing to replace Saturnalia during its actual events.
More Christmas videos here:
CLICK HERE for the full “Is Christmas Pagan?” video
CLICK HERE for my video dispelling other Christmas myths and wrong popular beliefs about Jesus’ birth
CLICK HERE for my video about the theology behind Christmas songs
Does Jeremiah 10 ban Christmas trees? CLICK HERE to find out
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John Jacob Astor
John Jacob Astor came to the U.S. from Germany not long after the colonies gained their independence as a nation. He made his first fortune [Read more]
(The Audio Bible) 1 Kings 21 NIV
In this episode of the Audio Bible Podcast, we continue reading the Old Testament Book of 1 Kings. We are reading 1 Kings chapter 21 [Read more]
Inflation Slowdown, Cancer Vaccine & Instagram’s Twitter- Wednesday, December 14, 2022
The news to know for Wednesday, December 14, 2022! We’ll tell you what’s considered an encouraging sign for inflation and how it could impact a decision from the Federal Reserve today. Also, a huge fire at a police warehouse has damaged evidence,…
(Joel Osteen Podcast) Praising Your Way To Victory | Joel Osteen
Don’t let a desert season keep you from trusting and declaring the promises of God. Let praise open the door to your breakthrough. Your best days [Read more]
Streaming winners & losers of 2022: Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more
The Verge’s Alex Cranz, Nilay Patel, and Charles Pulliam-Moore focus on the big streaming services of the year.
Day 348 – Wednesday 14th December 2022
Today’s readings come from Isaiah 7-9; Revelation 5; Psalms 150
(Football Weekly) Majestic Messi earns Argentina a place in World Cup final – Football Daily
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, John Brewin and Marcela Mora y Araujo as Argentina overcome Croatia to book their place in the World Cup final