...he preached Good News to the people
On his return from a trip into the wilds, a birdwatcher told this story of an encounter with a bear. “I was hiking through the woods,” he said, “and came to a big clearing. I got into the middle of the field and found myself face-to-face with the biggest bear I had ever seen. He was at least twelve feet tall and his paws were at least a foot wide. I turned and ran for my life toward the only tree standing in the field. It was a very tall tree and the first branch was a good twenty-five feet above the ground.” “What did you do?” cried one of his listeners. “What could I do?” the man replied. “The…
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