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Podcast: theeffect Podcasts
Episode: Waiting Is Over
Description: The first line of a book has always fascinated me. May not always be significant in content, but it establishes the author’s voice—manner, personality, mood—the nature of our link with the storyteller. Call me Ishmael…Moby Dick. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…A Tale of Two Cities. The first line Jesus speaks in the book of Mark is a simple proclamation and an appeal:
The time is fulfilled, the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.
These words establish Jesus’ voice and link with us and signific...