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Monthly Archives: February 2015
A Boy’s Tale: Chapter 5
V Papa brought the jar to the table and Aunt Tabaitha asked him to fill our cups. “This is some of the last of my father’s wine,” she said, turning to me, “Your great-grandfather was the best winemaker in Palestine. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Andrew, Apostle Simon Peter, First Century Palestine, Galilee, Hebron, Herod Antipas, Jesus, Jezreel, John the Baptist, Mark the Evangelist, Palestine, Sea of Galilee, The Apostle James, The Apostle John, Wine, Zebedee
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A Boy’s Tale: Chapter 4
IV We rose with the sun the next morning, broke our fast with bread and more delicious stew from the previous night, and were quickly on our way. The boy had reloaded the animals for us, and we discovered, after … Continue reading
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Tagged First Century Palestine, Israel, Jezreel, John the Baptist, Mount Gilboa, Pella, Tabaitha, winemaker
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II. The Living Water Boson
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The Living Water Boson “Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God…” – Revelation 22:1 Are the Science… I have never doubted that…
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A Boy’s Tale: Chapter 3
III I always enjoyed our stopovers in Bethel. It was the one place where we stayed in a real roadhouse, and that was only because it was run by an old Greek soldier named Legolas who my father had known … Continue reading
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Tagged Andew, Baptism, First Century Palestine, Galilee, John Mark, John the Baptist, Legolas, Mark the Evangelist, River Jordan, Roadhouse, Simon Peter
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I. Uncle Jesus
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This is the long-form essay with which I launched this blog, first posted one year ago today, February 9th of 2014. It is the first of three “foundational” essays that I believe are important enough to…
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A Boy’s Tale, Chapter 2
In case you missed Chapter 1 last week, it’s here: https://inpraiseofangels.wordpress.com/2015/01/31/a-boys-tale-introduction-and-chapter-1/ II The next three weeks were thick with preparations and, in what seemed like no time at all, it was time to go. Most of our trips to … Continue reading
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Tagged A Boy's Tale, Caravan, Damascus Gate, Donkey, Fiction, First Century, Gratus, Herod, Herod Antipas, Jerusalem, John Mark, Journey, Judea, Litter, ox carts, Pack Animal, Pontius Pilate, Roman Legions
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Recipe: Allen Geesey’s Sausage and Leek Soup
A couple of weeks ago, when the predictions were dire for a “historic” winter storm in New York City, one of the local news commentators made a tour through a local grocery store and showed pictures of the empty shelves … Continue reading
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Tagged cream soup, leeks, potato leek soup, sausage, soup, soups
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