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My (former) favorite Bible story

December 29, 2020 Aaron Gold
The Binding of Isaac

As a child, my favorite Bible story, I am ashamed to say, was Genesis 22:1-15, otherwise known as the Binding of Isaac. You know the tale—it’s the one where God tells Abraham to prove his devotion by sacrificing his kid. Continue reading “My (former) favorite Bible story”

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“’But if the gods do not exist at all – then we are lost,’ I said.
‘On the contrary – we are found!’ said Aesop.
‘But when we are afraid, who can we turn to, if not the gods?’
‘Ourselves. We turn to ourselves anyway. We only pretend there are gods and that they care about us. It is a comforting falsehood.’”

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