After being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus was enticed by the Devil after 40 days and nights of fasting in the Judaean Desert. Jesus having refused each temptation during this entire time of spiritual battle. Satan then departed and Jesus returned to Galilee to begin his ministry. The temptation of Christ is a biblical narrative detailed in the three synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. E130. Godsplaining podcast available at https://amzn.to/3YSQm7y Gospel of Mark available at https...
Aug 15, 2025•14 min
Who is Jesus? Let’s unravel the truth, myth, legends and mysteries surrounding the historical person called Jesus, as we ask why he inspired such admiration, fervor, and devotion. Books by William Lane Craig available at https://amzn.to/3Vk3kaW ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us cre...
Aug 14, 2025•11 min
Billy Graham (1918-2018) delivers a classic sermon from the New Testament Gospel of Luke, chapter 10, verses 25-37. American Conservative University podcast at https://amzn.to/47qnwzx Billy Graham audiobooks at https://amzn.to/45JbxvB Billy Graham podcast https://amzn.to/3J6RZZn Billy Graham books at https://amzn.to/4ft5izk Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markv...
Aug 12, 2025•13 min
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) gives us one of the first historical treatments of the life of Jesus in his pioneering book (1906) that reviews all prior work on the question of the "historical Jesus" and points out how Jesus of Nazareth's image has changed with the times—while offering his own synopsis and interpretation in this seminal work of biblical criticism. Quest of the Historical Jesus by A. Schweitzer at https://amzn.to/4jwQoJm New Testament versions available at https://amzn.to/43KBXN9 ...
Aug 12, 2025•10 min
Satan enticing Jesus is a biblical narrative detailed in the three synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. After being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus was tempted by the devil after 40 days and nights of fasting in the Judaean Desert. Jesus having refused each temptation during this entire time of spiritual battle. Satan then departed and Jesus returned to Galilee to begin his ministry. E129. Hearing Jesus podcast available at https://amzn.to/45aCDeZ Hearing Jesus for Kids podcast at ht...
Aug 11, 2025•10 min
We continue the Testament of Luke which relates the story of Jesus coming for humankind. Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId Historical Jesus books available at https://amzn.to/43rnYbq ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you). Mark's video...
Aug 10, 2025•8 min
STORY OF AMERICA — Samuel Champlain took some colonists up the great River St. Lawrence to establish a new settlement and fur trading post. He founded France's first permanent Canadian colony, which he named Quebec—an indigenous word meaning: where the river narrows. This strategic location was at the foot of a great rocky cape on the north shore, which formed a natural fortress barring the way upstream to the interior. The early years of the Quebec colony were hard, and the population grew slow...
Aug 09, 2025•18 min
John the Baptist’s role as the Preparer for one greater than himself was vital to the Gospels’ Messiah narrative. E128. Bishop Robert Barron books available at https://amzn.to/44W7nwN John the Baptist books available at https://amzn.to/3LCfQy1 Gospel of Mark available at https://amzn.to/3X3m9Ba Gospel of John available at https://amzn.to/3AozdbL ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by p...
Aug 08, 2025•10 min
The Samaritan Woman at the Well (John 4:5-30) is the longest conversation between Jesus and a woman in the New Testament. The Catholic Talk Show available at https://amzn.to/3QvHoZ3 Gospel of John available at https://amzn.to/3AozdbL ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO e...
Aug 07, 2025•10 min
Let’s examine a few extant masterpieces that we’ve inherited from Christianity’s rich and glorious heritage. Christianity makes far wider use of images than related religions, in which figurative representations are forbidden, such as Islam and Judaism. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Christian Art books available at https://amzn.to/3vJ70u2 Catholic Art books https://amzn.to/3PSWcQS Protestant Art books https://amzn.to/4aKWql5 Eastern Orthodox Art books https://amzn.to/49vTGHp I feature Christia...
Aug 06, 2025•11 min
The New Testament features Samaritans in a few notable instances, often highlighting themes of compassion, social boundaries, and the expansive nature of Jesus' ministry. The most prominent examples include the Good Samaritan in Luke's Gospel and the Samaritan woman at the well in John's Gospel. Samaritans also feature in the Book of Acts, particularly in the spread of the gospel to Samaria after Jesus's ascension. But who were the Samaritans? and where was Samaria? History of the Papacy podcast...
Aug 05, 2025•11 min
Apologetics is often identified with debates over religion and theology. The term has Western, primarily Christian origins and is most frequently associated with the intellectual defense of the truth of the Christian religion. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Catholic Answers Live podcast available at https://amzn.to/47IB5Yk Christian apologists books available at https://amzn.to/3YgDDeE ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patre...
Aug 04, 2025•10 min
We continue the Testament of Luke which relates the story of Jesus coming for humankind. Breathe Bible Audio CD available at https://amzn.to/3CPRa4x Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId Historical Jesus books available at https://amzn.to/43rnYbq ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Ama...
Aug 03, 2025•7 min
STORY OF AMERICA — French King Henri IV granted a fur monopoly to a noble who led a colonizing expedition to an island located near the mouth of the St. Croix River in 1604, which in time was to mark the international boundary between the Canadian province of New Brunswick and the American state of Maine. In the spring of 1605, France’s St. Croix settlement was moved to a new site across the Bay of Fundy, on the shore of the Annapolis Basin, an inlet in western Nova Scotia. Here at Port Royal, F...
Aug 02, 2025•27 min
John the Baptist’s role as the Preparer for one greater than himself was vital to the Gospels’ Messiah narrative. John the Baptist and his pre-messianic preachings about repentance and God's final judgement would form the bedrock of the early Christian faith. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Bishop Robert Barron books available at https://amzn.to/44W7nwN John the Baptist books available at https://amzn.to/3LCfQy1 Gospel of Matthew available at https://amzn.to/3LEeP8F ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus ...
Aug 01, 2025•10 min
From a purely secular historical viewpoint, does Jesus of Nazareth fall within the category of Great Men? A unique 19th-century approach to the study of history was known as the 'Great Man' view of History, according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of great men, or heroes: highly influential and unique individuals who, due to their natural attributes, such as superior intellect, heroic courage, extraordinary leadership abilities or divine inspiration, have a decisive hist...
Jul 31, 2025•10 min
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) gives us one of the first historical treatments of the life of Jesus in his pioneering book (1906) that reviews all prior work on the question of the "historical Jesus" and points out how Jesus of Nazareth's image has changed with the times—while offering his own synopsis and interpretation in this seminal work of biblical criticism. Quest of the Historical Jesus by A. Schweitzer at https://amzn.to/4jwQoJm New Testament versions available at https://amzn.to/43KBXN9 ...
Jul 30, 2025•10 min
Let’s conclude our in-depth study of the Authorized Version and official translation of the English bible sponsored by British King James I, published in 1611 and widely disseminated thereafter throughout the British Ilse and across the North American territory. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/4YzrWgoD0K8 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. King James Version (KJV) Bibles available at https://amz...
Jul 29, 2025•10 min
John the Baptist lives in the desert, the place of no distraction, and he speaks a message of repentance and the confession of sin. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Bishop Robert Barron books available at https://amzn.to/44W7nwN John the Baptist books available at https://amzn.to/3LCfQy1 Gospel of Matthew available at https://amzn.to/3LEeP8F ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purcha...
Jul 28, 2025•11 min
We continue the Testament of Luke which relates the story of Jesus coming for humankind. Breathe Bible Audio CD available at https://amzn.to/3CPRa4x Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId Historical Jesus books available at https://amzn.to/43rnYbq ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Ama...
Jul 27, 2025•7 min
STORY OF AMERICA — Was Champlain’s father King Henri IV? To understand Samuel de Champlain, we must grasp the character of the French King he served so faithfully. Champlain’s powerful friendship and special relationship with his monarch King Henri IV is in part well-documented but also shrouded in mystery. Henri’s many favors to Champlain and his family were acts of extraordinary largesse. What was the origin of this special relationship between a great king, a family of humble origins, and a y...
Jul 26, 2025•26 min
Christian writers who defend their beliefs against critics and recommend their faith to outsiders are called Christian apologists. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Catholic Answers Live podcast available at https://amzn.to/47IB5Yk Christian apologists books available at https://amzn.to/3YgDDeE ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry ...
Jul 25, 2025•10 min
The Legacy of the KJV of the Bible is broad and encompassing, reaching the shores of many continents from the British Isles as of the early 1600s. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/YJ3fG-l_ZXU which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. King James Version (KJV) Bibles available at https://amzn.to/3jOQna7 ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https:...
Jul 24, 2025•10 min
Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) gives us one of the first historical treatments of the life of Jesus in his pioneering book (1906) that reviews all prior work on the question of the "historical Jesus" and points out how Jesus of Nazareth's image has changed with the times—while offering his own synopsis and interpretation in this seminal work of biblical criticism. Quest of the Historical Jesus by A. Schweitzer at https://amzn.to/4jwQoJm New Testament versions available at https://amzn.to/43KBXN9 ...
Jul 23, 2025•11 min
In 1611, the original printing of the King James Version (KJV) Bible was published by Robert Barker, the King's Printer, as a complete folio Bible. The original printing was made before English spelling was standardized and there were no illustrations at all in the Authorized Version, the main form of decoration being the historiated initial letters provided for books and chapters – together with the decorative title pages to the Bible itself, and to the New Testament. The Authorized Version's w...
Jul 22, 2025•12 min
One of the Reformation’s most influential personalities was John Calvin. His monumental life provides captivating insight, linking a defining historical epoch with the ripples emanating from its wake, and in the process shares much about religion’s once and future impact on human life and development of North America. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/xr8a0b4o1S0 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, phot...
Jul 21, 2025•11 min
We continue the Testament of Luke which relates the story of Jesus coming for humankind. Breathe Bible Audio CD available at https://amzn.to/3CPRa4x Gospel of Luke available at https://amzn.to/3M6sTId Historical Jesus books available at https://amzn.to/43rnYbq ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Ama...
Jul 20, 2025•8 min
STORY OF AMERICA — At the beginning of the 1600s, the initial phase of European exploration of the North American continent slowly began to move towards colonization. This early, fledgling Colonial Movement was in need of strong, talented, and determined leaders. Throughout his life, Samuel de Champlain was a loyal Catholic soldier. As a young man, he learned to fight with the firearms of his time, acquiring this practical knowledge when serving with the army during the later stages of France's ...
Jul 19, 2025•23 min
What is the legacy of the man who, early in the 16th century, changed the world and the relationship between religion, commerce, and conquest. Pastor Lance Ralston of the History of the Christian Church concludes his unique analyses of this fascinating time in history. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/PG56DwQkaOk which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Martin Luther boo...
Jul 18, 2025•12 min
Making the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible — The task of translating the Bible into English was undertaken by a group of scholars approved by King James the First. All were members of the Church of England and most were clergy. The scholars worked in six committees, two based in each of the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, and Westminster. The committees included high churchmen, as well as scholars with Puritan sympathies. Check out the YouTube version of this episode at ...
Jul 17, 2025•10 min
