Tag: Sacrifice
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Isaac And Jesus: Moriah And Jerusalem
Last Sunday the first reading at mass was the story of Abraham and Isaac, of the father’s being asked by God sacrifice his son, but stopping him at the last moment, satisfied that Abraham had been willing to do as God requested. I warned the people it was a story of torture and was ugly.…
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God’s Sacrifice
After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno’s damage. One ranger found a bird literally fossilised in ashes, perched statue-like on the…