crops and weeds

Scripture Reading: Matthew 13:24-32 In our house we love to watch the BBC series Doctor Who. We’ve become big fans over the last year as we catch up on 8 seasons of the rebooted series on Netflix, and we are eagerly awaiting season 9 coming up this fall. For...

Tiny Treasures

“Tiny Treasures” Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 So here we go again, Jesus talking about more seeds. To be honest, I’m tired of seeds. I’ve been talking about them for two weeks now, and since I’m not a fan of gardening, I can no longer think of any other...

Judging the Harvest

“Judging the Harvest” Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Last week we talked about what it meant to prepare a garden as Jesus taught us the parable of the sower. He told us that we had to be fertile soil ourselves so that the Word of God can take seed inside of us and grow. This...

Tending the Soil

“Tending the Soil” Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 I want to start off today with asking a few questions. You don’t need to answer out loud, just think them over. There is no right or wrong answer. In fact, these questions are very open to interpretation. You may react...