THE CROSS - as ridiculous as Gideon's army?# ~ Lent 3
"We can become so familiar with the story of the cross that we forget its foolishness. # But, first consider Gideon.
"We can become so familiar with the story of the cross that we forget its foolishness. # But, first consider Gideon.
It seems, whatever the religion, there is some kind of ‘getting clean’ ritual.
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As Christmas is upon us it still appears that Jesus' presence was only ever to be clouded, its true clarity continues opaque at best.
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