The Bee Sting That Lost Its Power
In 2019, a beekeeper named Sarah Mapelli stood on a stage in Portland, Oregon, with twenty thousand honeybees crawling across her bare skin. The audience...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 1 Corinthians 15:55-57.
In 2019, a beekeeper named Sarah Mapelli stood on a stage in Portland, Oregon, with twenty thousand honeybees crawling across her bare skin. The audience gasped. Every instinct screamed danger — those bees could deliver thousands of stings. But Mapelli moved slowly, almost dancing, completely calm. She knew something the audience didn't: when bees swarm like that, they gorge themselves on honey before leaving the hive.…
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