EPISODE · Sep 1, 2019 · 21 MIN
One Greater Than Solomon
from Arena 22 · host Tobin Crenshaw
Why would the Queen of Sheba travel 1400 miles to listen to Solomon, and what does that teach us about our spiritual birthright? As Billy Burke shares, "You get what you fight and contend for, not what you want." Such is the story of men from the 1800s who put it all on the line for Jesus across the American frontier, most dying by 30, never marrying because their life was dedicated to a cause bigger than their own lives. Hear what they wrote about that commitment, plus the one answer to all questions, what two seminary student learn about changing the external without changing the heart, Thomas Aquinas on his last book, the time Jacques Cousteau almost died, and why the story of a man and his dog crossing the Appalachian Trail inspired a nation.
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Why would the Queen of Sheba travel 1400 miles to listen to Solomon, and what does that teach us about our spiritual birthright? As Billy Burke shares, "You get what you fight and contend for, not what you want." Such is the story of men from the 1800s who put it all on the line for Jesus across the American frontier, most dying by 30, never marrying because their life was dedicated to a cause bigger than their own lives. Hear what they wrote about that commitment, plus the one answer to all questions, what two seminary student learn about changing the external without changing the heart, Thomas Aquinas on his last book, the time Jacques Cousteau almost died, and why the story of a man and his dog crossing the Appalachian Trail inspired a nation.
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