Jesus offered a parable about the types of soil farmers find in casting seed. He then explained the parable. Those who hear God’s word are the soil and the quality of the soil defines the fruitfulness of a teaching ministry. As context, Jesus was preaching God’s word and was finding mixed responses from the crowds. […]
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The Greatest Peril for Bible Churches?
Mark’s all-action Gospel is interrupted twice by blocks of teaching from Jesus. The first, in chapter 4, feels so familiar. A man went out to sow. (Yes, we know that one.) One type of seed, four types of soil, most unfruitful, only good soil really gives life, etc. It is a familiar passage. It is […]
The Magnet Parable
Let me offer a magnet parable. A man bought an industrial grade mobile magnet—a smaller version of what one sees in the auto crushing business. He was proud of himself for being both noble and practical. He was noble because he planned to use the device to clean up his town. It was practical because […]