God know we could use a couple miracles in this world. 
Hagiography
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Hagiography
You know I would like to perform a miracle or two in this world, but I don't know where to begin. I guess I need to study up on the subject. God know we could use a couple miracles in this world.
God know we could use a couple miracles in this world. EBERNTSON
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
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Ahoy there!
That is a miracle in the modern age... but I was thinking more of healing the sick or walking on water... But a miracle need to start small I guess, so I will try to take a nap and dream of saintly things.
I an't just jump in... oops... on the water & start running?
I an't just jump in... oops... on the water & start running?
EBERNTSON
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
I've walked on water quite often, I found no economic benefits nor any real humanitarian relief in so doing, it did require some special footwear and temperatures I should hasten to add.
mark gliding-on-the-top-of-the-lake Bailey
I rather think I'd prefer to be able to heal or at least some alchemy on the side, doan'tchaknow
mark gliding-on-the-top-of-the-lake Bailey
I rather think I'd prefer to be able to heal or at least some alchemy on the side, doan'tchaknow
Today is the first day of the rest of your life, Make the most of it...
kb
A minister, a rabbi, and a Wiccan priestess go fishing together. At midday they realize they left their lunches in the car, so the rabbi gets out of the boat, casually walks across the lake to the car park, and then walks back bringing their lunches. The minister is shocked but says nothing.
A little time passes and they've drunk the beer they brought in the cooler. The priestess gets out of the boat, walks across the lake to get more, and walks back across the water.
Now the minister is on the spot. He decides to go for for something as well, gets out of the boat, and promptly starts sinking. As they watch him dog-paddling away the rabbi smiles and asks, "Do you think we should have told him about the rocks?"
The priestess looks at the rabbi in surprise. "What rocks?"
-gailr
A little time passes and they've drunk the beer they brought in the cooler. The priestess gets out of the boat, walks across the lake to get more, and walks back across the water.
Now the minister is on the spot. He decides to go for for something as well, gets out of the boat, and promptly starts sinking. As they watch him dog-paddling away the rabbi smiles and asks, "Do you think we should have told him about the rocks?"
The priestess looks at the rabbi in surprise. "What rocks?"
-gailr
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See the difference. Hagiography to greek means the icon of a saint or the icon of an event of the Bible.
For the life of a saint we have the agiologio or synaksari or the bio and politeia of a saint.
Generally the byzantine painting is calling to greek hagiography.
For the life of a saint we have the agiologio or synaksari or the bio and politeia of a saint.
Generally the byzantine painting is calling to greek hagiography.
"What is hell?" I maintain that it is the suffering of being unable to love.
Fyodor Dostoevsky-The Brothers Karamazov
Fyodor Dostoevsky-The Brothers Karamazov
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skinem - I guess it depends on what type of little old man hagiographers you are. 
EBERNTSON
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
Fear less, hope more;
eat less, chew more;
whine less, breathe more;
talk less, say more,
and all good things will be yours.
--R. Burns
letter #2
This puts me in mind of the oft-repeated and varied dirty old man skits on Laugh-in with Ruth Buzzi hitting him over the head with her handbag. Better be careful there, skinny.
mark on-my-trike
mark on-my-trike
Today is the first day of the rest of your life, Make the most of it...
kb
skinem, skinem, skinem. What are we going to do with you, except jump the hedge and run with your post? Etymonline has this smorgasboard on hag.Hagiography--I thought it was the study of old ladies...
(I know. Now I'll get letters.)
-gailr
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