Fiddling while the world burns — Prophets and Monarchs

What follows is an excellent historical/faithful reflection on the legend that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. It was written by a friend of mine from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia who recently graduated with an MBA from Harvard.

Enjoy the read.

The world burns. God fiddles. The story is told that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Never mind that the fiddle as we know it wouldn’t be invented for another 1,500 years. Never mind the accounts of Nero springing into action and returning to Rome from his vacation home when he heard about the fire. He coordinated […]

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