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Happy Grandparents’ Day!
No morning passes that I don’t check to see what news may have sprouted from the Pope of Surprises, and today he surprised me again. As he ran down his weekly list of blessings during today’s Sunday morning talk from … Continue reading
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A Boy’s Tale, Complete Part I, “The Wedding”
About A Boy’s Tale To my mind, one of history’s – especially Christian history’s – most under-appreciated personalities is Mark the Evangelist. Oh, we’ve heard of him well enough, but only as the author of the Gospel bearing his name. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apostle Andrew, Apostle Peter, Apostles, Baptism of Christ, Cana, Christ, First Century Jerusalem, First Century Palestine, Herod Antipas, James Zebedee, Jesus, John Mark, John the Baptist, John Zebedee, Jordan River, Mark the Evangelist, Mary the mother of Jesus, wedding at Cana, Wine into Water, Zebedee
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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 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
A Boy’s Tale: Chapter 6
VI As a child, I had always been seated with the women when attending the Jezreel synagogue, but this time, for the first time, I was proud to sit with Papa and the men. Even so, I found it hard … 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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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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