The Hospitality of Abraham

There is an old painting…it is a medieval Russian “icon” of the Orthodox church, painted by Andrei Rublev. This painting is also known as “the Hospitality of Abraham”. It is unknown whether the icon is supposed to represent a pre-incarnation Christ with two angels, or whether it is supposed to…

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The Deadliest Disease

We have a nasty disease that runs in our family. It is very, very dangerous and very contagious. It can be life threatening if not beat and it takes special measures, a strong constitution, and lots of grace to beat it. It has killed the most healthy of adults, destroyed…

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A Crown of Thorns

“And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of…

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