The Romans built a wall across Europe, intending for it to go all the way to the Black Sea. It was to mark the frontier of the empire and to keep out the barbarians. Now it is seen only in ruins. The project was so vast and the stones so large some said the wall actually was built by the devil. Well, the devil did not build that wall, but he is in the wall-building business. The devil does build walls to separate us from one another: social walls, economic walls, racial walls.


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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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