Mark 13: 14-23 (links validated 10/6/24a)

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I am reminded of the story of the Chicken Heart as told by Bill Cosby. As a child he loved to be scared. So, he listened to the scary programs on the late night radio. Even though he knew the stories really weren't real, he was still prepared. He had a bowl of Jello in the refrigerator. When he would get real scared and think the monster was coming into the house he would smear Jello on the linoleum on the kitchen floor in front of the door. He rationalized that the monster would either be scared of the Jello or slip and fall, hurting or killing itself upon impact. Of course, he never did get any monsters, but he did manage to hurt his father who slipped on the Jello instead. ..