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Sep 2016
1h 12m

EPISODE 2 “THE TORCH”

JEFF WRIGHT
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THE STORY:  (54 minutes) A queen is visited by a terrifying nightmare. Priests discern what the nightmare means. And a king is faced with a soul-wrenching dilemma: “do I kill my child, or allow my city to burn?” And the king’s decision …? Well, you’ll have to listen in to see how that turns out. THE COMMENTARY:  FATE VS. FREE WILL (16 minutes; begins at 5 ... Show More
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