Speakeasy Theology

Speakeasy Theology

How Christ Turns Stones to Bread

fragments of thoughts on the nature of miracles

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Chris EW Green
Feb 27, 2023
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The Temptation of Christ by the Devil, Fresco transferred to canvas, Spanish

Yesterday, Fr Kenneth Tanner shared this vintage “sermon in a hazelnut”:

In the wilderness temptations, Jesus is cajoled by satan to leave the limits of existence, to do magic tricks, to defy nature.

It’s tempting to remain at the surface of the gospel accounts of the wilderness experiences but at their core satan’s enticements are invitations to Jesus …

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