By conversing with the serpent, the door opened for his lies. The woman told him what God had commanded (with one addition…see last post) and the consequences if they disobeyed. The serpent refuted, “You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it (the forbidden fruit) your eyes will be opened,Continue reading “Beauty in a Migrant Work Camp”
Monthly Archives: June 2022
The Fish that Got Away
Why do we exaggerate? Do we distort the truth because we think our stories will be more interesting? For example, we joke about the fisherman’s story of the gigantic fish that got away. The fish seems to grow each time the tale is retold. Do we enhance our narratives so our audience will change theirContinue reading “The Fish that Got Away”
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