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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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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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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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