The largest building in the world is the Pentagon-devoted to war. The second-largest is the palace that President Ceacescieu of Romania built for himself. It is devoted to greed and vanity. (He was executed before he ever occupied it.) To build it, he demolished 26 churches and 700 homes. It had 1 million square feet of marble, and 300 architects worked on the building.


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A third generation preacher, Mike Shannon is Professor of Preaching at Cincinnati Bible Seminary of Cincinnati Christian University. He has served as a preaching minister, church planter, and college professor. His most recent preaching ministry was at the historic First Christian Church of Johnson City, Tennessee. In his nearly two decades at Cincinnati Christian University, Mike has served as both professor and Dean of the Seminary. He has also been an adjunct professor at Milligan College and Northern Kentucky University. Mike is the author or co-author of several books.

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