Ken MacLeodThe Christians had an almost miraculous talent for turning wine into water.
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The Christians had an almost miraculous talent for turning wine into water. It’s a popular saying, and it seems to be a subtle way of telling people that the world is a mess and things aren’t going well. If they could make wine from water…could they not turn things around in the world?
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