Greetings fellow time travelers I love you all it's always great to have you with me and it's

great to have you with me once again today as we continue our Odyssey through time and

space traveling all around the world in search of stories and learning lessons

from history that can inspire and uplift us and by God we need inspiration and uplifting right about now.

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Trade, technological advancement and entrepreneurial dynamism are all on the rise.

New money challenges old.

With the invention of the printing press information goes viral. New

religions are winning followers and converts and Bibles are finally being printed into languages people speak.

From this cauldron of change comes a version of the Bible that cements the English language

and propels it around the globe. I know, last week we watched as a Malarial Hellhole became a shining beacon that attracted people full of hope and

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