Actually there because like you know whatever it is it is but if I don t have to deal with it now that I m going to do something else I m going to have lunch All right Nancy what about you well I m going to pick from Epictetus as well because he s so approachable and this is a little bit more about how you manage all the input that comes into your life it s a bit of a method he says you re not really the thing he s talking to things out there you re not really the thing that you pretend to be so look at it says it by all the Yardsticks you ve got your tool kit and decide whether it s up to you or it isn t up to you and if it s one of the things it isn t up to you be ready to say it s nothing to me and walk away from it essentially So leave the things behind that are not in your control and try to work hard on what you can control that s great what about you Donald Well it looks like Epictetus has got a hat trick because I ve got a quote from happy to do this as well and my favorite on
A little bit because you know there s a growing number of skeptics who you know they ll claim oh Jesus didn t really rise from the dead the Bible s not true the gospel accounts aren t true and like Ok fine we pick that apart but you get a growing number of a matter even trying to deny that Jesus himself didn t exist that he was some kind of mythological character it s like how can how can people make a claim like that when the actual documented historical accounts of his life are so real so I just thought I would share with you some of the ancient writings that exist outside of the Bible from ancient history to talk about Jesus Ok Now keep in mind this is ancient history so there s not a lot of writings but you need to understand these are writings that are anywhere from the 1st century 2nd century 3rd century within those times within those 1st couple of 100 years especially of the time of Jesus so this is when you re not that far removed from the people that were there you know you
Are downright treacherous wherever your journey takes you Joy f.m. Will be there to her and she with every step to navigate the obstacle is there to make sure you don t walk alone along the way we would just ask for your prayer full support because the best journey is when you walk together from Joy f.m. Family friendly radio joy of. Net. You know now I wish I knew more about things that happened just after the end of the book of Acts it all sort of gets lost in history just. What about you my friend have you ever wondered about the forces that shape the world of early Christianity after the book of Acts closed I know I have Keith here your fellow seeker for solid information upon which I can build my faith in Christ welcome to between the lines with Pastor Don pate today represents the 5th installment of what has been a really helpful series of studies from the lives of various men who are the mighty conquerors of the Bible age we ve met never conies or Alexander Shishak and Judas th