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The Woman Taken in Adultery

From The Authorized Version

The Pharisees conspire to put Jesus in a seemingly impossible situation, by inviting him to take sides in the bitter politics of Jew and Roman.

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Posted June 8 2021

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The Annunciation to Mary

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An angel appeared to Mary in her home in Nazareth, and offered her the chance to be part of nothing less than the reopening of the doors of Paradise.

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Posted April 7 2021

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The Sacrifice of Isaac

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Abraham invites his son Isaac to accompany him to a nearby mountain to offer sacrifice, and the boy is naturally curious to know what gift his father proposes to offer.

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Posted November 15 2020

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The Parable of the Prodigal Son

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A young man abandons the family farm and goes looking for happiness in the pleasures of the city.

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Posted November 6 2020

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David and Goliath

By Charlotte Yonge

Goliath, a giant of a man from Philistia, has challenged Israel’s warrior-heroes to meet him in single combat, but only a shepherd boy is brave enough to step up.

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Posted November 2 2020

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The Parable of the Wicked Husbandmen

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While the owner is away, the men he has hired to tend his vineyard conspire to seize it for themselves.

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Posted September 13 2020

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