⭐⭐⭐⭐ Killing Jesus: A History by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard retells the life and execution of Jesus of Nazareth with the pacing of a political thriller. The authors trace the events leading up to the death of the most influential man in history, placing Jesus squarely in the volatile world of Roman-occupied Judea. Power struggles, fragile alliances, and ruthless authority figures make it clear why his execution became inevitable. What surprised me most is how fresh the story felt. Sometimes we know a biblical narrative so well that the details blur. That didn’t happen here. I picked up historical tidbits that had my spiritual mind reeling, especially around the political pressure cooker involving Rome, Herod, and […]
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Facing Humanity’s Darkest Chapters
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Confronting Evil: Assessing the Worst of the Worst isn’t light reading—but it’s the kind that matters. The book explores the darkest corners of human history, from Genghis Khan and Caligula to Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and Putin. Each chapter dives into how absolute power, greed, and twisted ideology turned ordinary men into monsters who shaped the world through fear and bloodshed. O’Reilly and Hammer don’t just recount these horrors—they challenge readers to see the moral lesson behind them. Evil has existed since Cain and Abel, but what allows it to flourish is when good people do nothing. That theme runs through the book like a live wire. It’s not just […]
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