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Posted on March 20, 2018

The Snake And The Cross

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent: Numbers 21:4-9

Early on in the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark, we learn that our hero, Indiana Jones, hates snakes. Later on, in the video clip above, he needs to enter a chamber where the floor is filled with snakes. “Why does it have to be snakes?”, he moans.  Continue reading “The Snake And The Cross”

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