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Podcast: Seeking the Gospel Truth
Episode: 5.25: Why Care when You Have All You Need?
Description: The same earthquakes that hit Philadelphia in 17 and 23 AD also affected  Laodicea. Laodicea was also a prosperous city. It was the banking  center of the area. They even had a well-sought-after eye balm that  cured many problems of the eyes. However, they had a water problem -- or  lack thereof. There was no water source nearby so water was piped in  from a fairly distant source. By the time it reached the city, it was  lukewarm. It also was heavy with minerals -- kind of like the water in  Phoenix. So, if it wasn't filtered, it tasted terrible -- hence...