“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, ...
Read More »Anything That Grows: Lessons from a Lawnmower
I was sitting here in my kitchen, working, when I noticed the grinding whirr of a lawnmower outside. A very familiar sound of summer—it’s grass cutting time. I live in a condo, so I am not the one who has to take on that responsibility (thankfully), but whoever holds that ...
Read More »Prepare the Soil of Your Heart
“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them. Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plants ...
Read More »Get Out of That Rut: How to Change Your Brain
“I have my ruts, and I like them!” That great honesty came from a child, but it expresses a truth that holds many of us captive. “Rut thinking” is a nasty captor because it usually blinds the captive to the bondage. The walls of the rut grow higher each year, ...
Read More »Do You Bear Much Fruit?
Having grown up on a farm in the heart of Indiana, I know the importance of a fruitful yield from seeds planted. It relates directly to the farmer’s future livelihood. Whether it is an expansive field of corn, wheat, oats, or a backyard garden of green beans and tomatoes, or ...
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