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• The Overlooked Pioneers of the Ancient World January 2, 2025 9:31 pm GreekReporter.com History has long celebrated its ancient world pioneers, yet many great deeds of overlooked figures have faded with their names. Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons World history has celebrated well-known ancient pioneers for centuries, yet many …
• Why Christian Leaders Need Other People January 2, 2025 9:03 pm Church Leaders For almost 13 years, my day job has been working to equip people for gospel ministry in Queensland, Australia, where I live, and beyond. Over that time, I have steadily grown in the conviction that what God asks of leaders is essentially what he asks of …
• Bear Grylls faces criticism for calling Mary, mother of Jesus, 'Palestinian refugee' January 2, 2025 8:54 pm The Christian Post - Washington D.C. By Katelyn Webb, Thursday, January 02, 2025 Bear Grylls speaks to The Christian Post on Friday, September 20, 2024 in Orlando, Florida. | Leah Klett/The Christian PostBritish adventurer Bear Grylls is facing criticism after referring to Mary, the …
• MUSIC OF THE MIND January 2, 2025 7:31 pm Artforum EIGHTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith calls the system underlying his art-language scores “Ankhrasmation”—a portmanteau combining “ankh” (the Egyptian hieroglyph for “life”), “ras” (the Amharic/Ethiopian term for “head creator” …
• Summer holidays haven’t changed much since ancient Greece and Rome (except maybe the sand wrestling) January 2, 2025 7:23 pm The Conversation Imagine a summer holiday at a seaside resort, with days spent sunbathing, reading books, exploring nature and chatting with friends. Sounds like it could be anywhere in Australia or New Zealand in January, doesn’t it? This is also how the Roman emperor …