It surprises people to see how small the area is in which the Galilean ministry of Jesus was concentrated:
Magdala, from which Mary Magdalene derived her name, is on the western shore of the lake, and its ruins are still plainly visible today. (Our tours — there’s still room on the one leaving in about a month — always drive by Magdala two or three times.)
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Bethsaida, possibly the birthplaces of the apostle Peter, is at the north, while Chorazin and Capernaum are in between.
Really big stories don’t necessarily require really big areas in which to take place.
We should all remember this, as we create our own stories.
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