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The Fulcrum of Finances (Esther 3-4) Chris Altrock – June 12, 2016

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Turning Points in the Air

The BBC once ran an occasional series called “Turning Points.” This series highlighted key moments when the storyline of history turned in a significant way. Here’s their infographic on turning points in aviation. I’ll highlight a few of the times in history when manned flight pivoted in a powerful way:[1]

  • 1903 The first heavier than air aircraft
  • 1919 The world’s first non-stop flight across the Atlantic
  • 1939 First flight by a jet aircraft
  • 1947 First supersonic flight
  • 1958 First commercially successful jet airliner
  • 1968 First supersonic airliner
  • 1988 B-2 Stealth bomber enters service
  • 1995 World’s first hunter killer unmanned aircraft

Every story in history has a turning point, a fulcrum, on which important things pivot.Read More »The Fulcrum of Finances (Esther 3-4) Chris Altrock – June 12, 2016

Loaded: Getting Rich by Giving Away Your Wealth (1 Tim. 6:11-21) Chris Altrock – December 4, 2011

Occupy Wall Street is a series of demonstrations in New York City and elsewhere.[1] The participants are protesting social and economic inequalities which they believe are the result of corporate greed.  Their slogan is “We are the 99%.”   It refers to the claim that the top 1% in America controls about 40% of the wealth.  The rest of the wealth is distributed among the 99%.  Protestors claim that while unemployment is at one of its highest levels since the Depression, corporate profits are also at one of their highest levels.  Protestors believe that Corporate America, the 1%, is mishandling money and thus harming the 99%–the rest of America.Read More »Loaded: Getting Rich by Giving Away Your Wealth (1 Tim. 6:11-21) Chris Altrock – December 4, 2011