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Christmas in Europe
By
Ben Witherington
Ah yes Christmas in Europe, complete with Boxing Day in the U.K. (no it has nothing to do with pugilism) and the pope’s Urbi et Orbi speech, and Christmas crackers (no you don’t eat them). My ever jovial sister sent me this Christmas card from Rail Europe— Be sure to click on the bit that…
AKEDAH
By
Ben Witherington
Did he ponder Isaac Whilst hanging on the cross A last second substitute Before all was lost? Is this why he cried out My God, My God so loud Showing disappointment Before a hostile crowd? Would God not intervene, Offer another lamb Or would he be passed over A dangling great I AM? Abandoned but…
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