Dictators and pop stars made the list of Time Magazine Person of the Year finalists. Xi Jinping, Taylor Swift, Barbie, King Charles III, Vladimir Putin, the people who have prosecuted Trump, and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman all made the list. We contrast this with God’s hall of heroes from 2023 and throughout Christian history—the poor wise man who saved the city, the persecuted saints, the homeschool leaders in tough places like South Africa and Brazil, and others.
