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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 9
IX You would think, after our considerable time and effort, that all would have gone smoothly on our last full day of preparation, but that wouldn’t have factored in Aunt Martha. Somewhat prone to overcompensating for her non-existent shortcomings, she … Continue reading
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Tagged Babylon, Cana, fur trade, Galilee, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, horticulture, Jesus, John Mark, leather goods, Mark the Evangelist, Mary Mark, Palestine, wedding, wedding at Cana, Wine
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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 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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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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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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A Boy’s Tale: Introduction and Chapter 1 – 10
Following Through… As you most likely know by now, if you’ve been reading these posts, my friendship with Jesus began as a child of five when I invited Him to join me and my “imaginary” friends Mrs. Seafey and Mrs. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Andrew, Apostle Peter, Cana, Capernaem, First Century Jerusalem, Galilee, John Mark, Mark the Evangelist, Noah's Ark, Parents, Sea of Galilee, wedding at Cana
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