Many people know who God aka Yahweh is, but who is Baal? 

Today we are going to learn all about this Canaanite deity: his names, his family, his disgustingly gross love life, his weird mythology, weapons and his powers. We also are going to look at what it meant to worship Baal and the literal terrifying sacrifices it required. Do you know what sympathetic magic is? I didn’t either… but apparently Baals followers are all about it. 

Then we will see who is the strongest between Yahweh and Baal.

Spoiler alert: It's God. 

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In the winter of 1925, a deadly outbreak of diphtheria in the remote port of Nome, Alaska, threatened the lives of the 10,000-plus living in the area. Children were especially at risk, and Nome’s isolation created a nightmare scenario. An antitoxin was located, but the nearest point which the serum could reach by rail was Nenana, located 674 miles from Nome. With a blizzard approaching, air travel was ruled out. Officials determined that the only way to deliver the serum in time was via sled dog teams.

A relay of 20 teams was assembled, including that of Leonhard Seppala, Alaska’s most venerated musher. Amazingly, in just five and a half days, the “Great Race of Mercy” was completed and the lifesaving serum was delivered to Nome. While the lead dog of the 53-mile final leg, Balto, would become famous for his role in the run, many argue that it was Seppala and his Siberian Husky lead dog, Togo, who were the true saviors of the day. All told, the 12-year-old Togo and Seppala traversed an astounding 261 miles, compared to an average of 31 miles each for the other teams.

Did the medicine make it to its final location? Why is a dog named Togo considered the unsung hero of the story? How long can a human survive in -50 degree temperatures and how much lower did the temperatures actually get? Dear Lord, give them strength! 

Find out all this and more as we cover the true story behind this Great Race of Mercy and the dog sled team that covered more ground than most could imagine possible.

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A growing number of people around the world have come to believe that Christmas originated from various pagan traditions. I mean it would be hard not to think the same with all the rumors floating around the world’s office water cooler I call the internet. Some of the more popular scuttlebuds are that the timing of Christmas may have been borrowed from Roman sun god worship, another is that Christmas trees come from Germanic paganism and then one of my favorite and more ridiculous rumors is that the star on top of the Christmas tree stems from astrological glorification. But these myths are all so wrong. 

The history and origins of Christmas are trying to be rewritten. People have been attempting to replace the truth about this amazing holiday with urban legends. They have been covering the honesty and purity of how this holiday started with myths, lies, flimflam and a dash of tomfoolery. The celebration of the Nativity of our Lord is a thoroughly Christian celebration… and I’m about to show you why.

Scripture used for the episode:

Luke 1

Isaiah 11:1

Matthew 2:9-11

Esther 9:20-22

Luke 2:8-14

Acts 15:29

1 Cor. 10:25

Luke 22:19-20

Romans 14:5-6,10

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