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by Max Aplin
In the mid-50s of the 1st century AD, a Christian leader called Paul wrote the following to the church in the Greek city of Corinth:
‘3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4and that he was buried and that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, but some have fallen asleep. 7 After that, he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 And last of all, as to one born at the wrong time, he appeared also to me.’ (1 Corinthians 15:3-8)
I am convinced, as many others are, that Paul’s words in this passage form a very strong piece of evidence for the resurrection of Jesus.
In this article I want to try to persuade non-Christians of this. And so, in what follows I will attempt to leave on one side my Christian beliefs and examine this passage purely from the viewpoint of a modern, critical historian. Read More Here
No Way is a song about resilience. When life hits hard and obstacles seem too big to overcome, we look within to find the source of our help. When opposition and circumstances tell us that we cant make it and we should give up we look them in their face and tell them...No Way.
No Way was produced by Timmy Vogel aka T-Vision. He brought the song and the hook to J. Crum and the two worked together to create what you hear now. The song is a hard hitting anthem that you definitely want to have in your daily rotation. "Us be defeated? Lil homie no way!" The song will also be featured on J. Crum's upcoming project "Villains" that is releasing June 15. Don't sleep on this new track from J. Crum and T-Vision.
Video: J. Crum "No Way (feat. T-Vision)"
Carmelo Anthony doesn't have any concern about the Oklahoma City Thunder missing the playoffs.
"We'll be there. We'll be there," the 16-year NBA veteran said Wednesday about the postseason, per Royce Young of ESPN. "I think we're confident enough to know that we'll be there. Where? We'll see when that time comes, but I believe we'll be there. It's something we planned on doing when we put this team together." Read More ...
More than 30 days after its release on Feb. 16, Marvel’s Black Panther broke a box office records of earning $1 billion dollars and triumphantly became the top-grossing superhero film of all time in the United States, snatching the title from The Avengers. An incredible feat for the Marvel’s first predominantly black cast that has shattered the narrow-minded idea that black people don’t have international appeal to the masses.
Show them, they did.
Black Panther was compelling in the layers of the story whether addressing the communication and cultural gap between Africans and African Americans or T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) inheriting the mantle of king of the African nation of Wakanda and Black Panther after the death of his father T’Chaka. Director Ryan Coogler (Creed, Fruitvale Station) was intentional in magnifying the beauty and resilience of black women that radiated. Their strength, individuality, intelligence, and feminine power coexisting with T’Challa as they served as his protective village. Read More ...
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