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A Boy’s Tale: Chapter 11
XI The rabbi raised his arms to Heaven and said an opening prayer in Hebrew, then switched to Aramaic as he turned to Abner and Rebecca, “Is this your daughter, whom you surrender on this day and in this place … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Andrew, Apostle Simon Peter, Cana, Celebration, Father in Heaven, First Miracle, James the brother of Jesus, Jesus, Mark the Evangelist, Mary the mother of Jesus, Miracles, Ruth the Sister of Jesus, Vintage, Water into Wine, wedding at Cana, Wedding Feast, Wines
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A Boy’s Tale: Chapter 10
X It was a beautiful day for a wedding, surely the harbinger of a happy feast. More like June than February, the sun was bright and warm, and the blue of the sky was deepened by just enough billowy clouds … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostles, Cana, Fiction, First Century Palestine, Gospel of Mark, Historical Fiction, Jesus, Joshua ben Joseph, Mark the Evangelist, Mary mother of Jesus, wedding at Cana
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A Boy’s Tale: Chapter 8
VIII We reached our destination and turned into the broad, dusty staging area where much of the caravansary business was done. Nazareth, near the crossing of three major caravan routes, has for centuries been a meeting place of traders where … Continue reading
III: Uncut Diamonds
“We have nothing, if not belief.” – Sir Reepicheep, Chief Mouse of Narnia, Voyage of the Dawn Treader (C.S. Lewis) “Do the arithmetic or be doomed to talk nonsense.” – John McCarthy, A.I. trailblazer [1] We are the uncut diamonds … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, diamonds, prokaryotes, uncut diamonds
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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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Why “In Praise of Angels?”
Sharing the Joy When I was nine years old, I saw an ad for the American Greetings Company on the back of a comic book I had bought for 10¢ at the Century Pharmacy. It took up the entire page … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas cards, frogs, printing press
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Poem for the New Year: Illusions
At first glance, this poem may seem a bit bleak, but there is one tiny clue (that capital “S” at the bottom) that in reality it is a hymn of praise to the Wisdom, Love and Care of our … Continue reading
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Tagged God, illusions, masks, perspective, space, time, time and space
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Beauty, Goodness and a Recipe: George’s Key Lime Pie
Well, thanks to Hurricane Arthur, it was a topsy-turvy sort of weekend in the Pines. While most of the country had beautiful weather for the Fourth of July, a cold rain fell from dawn to well beyond dusk here, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Beauty, flowers, Gardening, Goodness, key lime pie, Light, lilies, love, Recipes, Truth
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Angel Gifts
It takes two years to become a New Yorker. You’ll be walking down the street one day and something will happen on the sidewalk – a glance, a stumble, a remark, a collision – and without even thinking you react, … Continue reading
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Tagged Century, Cooking, Fire Island, Fire Island Pines, FL, Gardening, Gathering, Ministry, Retreat, South, Southern, Tannenheim
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