Author: Shalem John

According to his Spotify profile, Solomon Ray is a “Mississippi-made soul singer carrying a Southern soul revival into the present.” His most recent release, a Christmas EP called A Soulful Christmas, features tracks with titles like “Soul to the World” and “Jingle Bell Soul.”  Ray is a verified artist on the streaming platform, draws over 324,000 monthly listeners, and became the top artist on the iTunes top 100 Christian and gospel albums chart this week.  But Solomon Ray (at least, this Solomon Ray) is not a real person. Artificial intelligence crafted his persona, voice, performance style, and lyrics.  AI-generated music…

Birth:-200-210 Death: 14.09.258 Native Place: Carthage, Roman Empire Place of Vision: Carthage, Roman Empire Cyprian or Thascius Caecilianus Cyprianus was born into a wealthy pagan family in Roman Africa. He was one of the brilliant minds of the legal fraternity in Carthage and held an honorable position as a teacher and administrator. However, he misspent his youth and struggled for inner peace. He sought a priest’s help, who led him to Christ and eventually the path of salvation. After his baptism, he sold all his property and gave it away to the poor, and took up the life of chastity.…

Birth: 480 Home Calling:-543 Native Place: Nursia (in present-day Umbria) Place of Vision : Nearby Rome Saint Benedict of Nursia is the founder of Western Christian Monasticism. Benedict was born into a distinguished family in central Italy and was drawn to monasticism early in life. The paganism and immorality he saw in Rome were so depressing that he retired to a cave, 20 miles east of Rome, to live as a hermit. He sought as little contact as possible and used the time to discipline his flesh. When a small group of monks approached him to teach them monasticism and…