tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post662484968339504267..comments2023-10-22T20:53:58.823-04:00Comments on String Too Short to Tie: In the Gardenvanillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-74453224929544536442018-02-10T09:06:04.363-05:002018-02-10T09:06:04.363-05:00Vee, perhaps Peter was the designated sword-bearer...Vee, perhaps Peter was the designated sword-bearer?vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-44763016154482982012018-02-09T23:22:06.688-05:002018-02-09T23:22:06.688-05:00When the disciples are pictured going hither and y...When the disciples are pictured going hither and yon with Jesus, we never see their swords. Concealed carry, no doubt.Veehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222653231278680963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-85230819797904149112018-02-04T14:11:57.536-05:002018-02-04T14:11:57.536-05:00Sharkey, thus a glancing blow intended to remove a...Sharkey, thus a glancing blow intended to remove a head merely severed an ear? I don't doubt Peter's zealous intent to do mortal damage. What carnage might have ensued had he succeeded in that? At any rate I deem it fun to think about biblical things not mentioned in Sunday School class. Blessings.vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535543883262225735.post-28819605893755547462018-02-04T09:17:38.839-05:002018-02-04T09:17:38.839-05:00I always was struck with the thought that living i...I always was struck with the thought that living in times when swords were standard weapons, a lot of ears must have been cut off since they stick out, and the skull probably deflected many a less-powerful strike. Van Gogh... others. A non-fatal (probably for the most part) wound that would have been quite a memorial to "carry" for the rest of your life.Sharkbyteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139935335209860357noreply@blogger.com