Thursday, November 18, 2004
Needing miracles - the "Virgin Mary Sandwich" ::
Western culture is wonder deprived. The world, and our place in it, is described and explained by an all-encompassing totalitarian belief system of scientific materialism. As a result we can no longer see the wonder in a rat running in the sunlight to jump for a low tree branch, or in the slow ballet of the clouds.
So, we need miracles. Any miracle, it seems, will do. Even a mouldy old cheese sandwich! Yes, folks it's for sale on eBay again. Diana Duyser, 52 (a jewelry designer), says she
Tackier than Michael Homan's touchdown Jesus? But still showing that while: what we see may be all we get - it is not enough! ¶ 6:34 AM
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Western culture is wonder deprived. The world, and our place in it, is described and explained by an all-encompassing totalitarian belief system of scientific materialism. As a result we can no longer see the wonder in a rat running in the sunlight to jump for a low tree branch, or in the slow ballet of the clouds.
So, we need miracles. Any miracle, it seems, will do. Even a mouldy old cheese sandwich! Yes, folks it's for sale on eBay again. Diana Duyser, 52 (a jewelry designer), says she
took a bite after making it 10 years ago and saw a face staring back at her from the bread. She put the sandwich in a clear plastic box with cotton balls and kept it on her night stand.According to the CNN report on this miraculous sandwich, it is worth more than $16,000 but bidding ends on Monday so be in quick!
Tackier than Michael Homan's touchdown Jesus? But still showing that while: what we see may be all we get - it is not enough! ¶ 6:34 AM
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