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    Conversations: Jesus and His Disciples
    Conversations: Jesus and His Disciples
    Conversations: Jesus and His Disciples
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    Conversations: Jesus and His Disciples

    By G. Lowell Tollefson

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    What else did Jesus say? What didn't get recorded?

    These sixteen short stories imagine other conversations Jesus might have had with his disciples. Topics include finding God within, the power of joy, the nature of Spirit, and more.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLLT Press
    Release dateSep 8, 2018
    ISBN9781386277453
    Conversations: Jesus and His Disciples
    Author

    G. Lowell Tollefson

    G. Lowell Tollefson, a former philosophy professor with a background in English Literature, served as a U.S. Marine in Vietnam. He now lives and writes in New Mexico.

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      Conversations - G. Lowell Tollefson

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      All people are potentially expressions of spirit, Jesus said as he and several disciples walked past some fishing boats that were drawn up on dry ground. But they must launch themselves out upon it, or they will lie dry and without use.

      Peter had been observing some fishermen repairing a damaged boat. But what if a vessel far out upon the water should be caught in a storm? he asked. Won’t they be imperiled?

      There are no guarantees, Jesus said laconically. He knew Peter was testing him the way he always did, arguing life’s necessities against spiritual ideals. Seeing the look of dissatisfaction in Peter’s face at his response, he let it linger for a moment. Then he asked, "Peter, if you saw two men dying, one full of hope and the

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