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Most of the posts you’ll find here first appeared as podcast episodes. You can listen to each episode on the page or read the slightly edited transcript. You’ll also find questions for personal reflection or discussion.
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When the townspeople from the region of the Gerasenes see the man who had been demon-possessed sitting clothed and in his right mind, they are filled with fear and ask Jesus to leave. The man asks to go with Jesus, but Jesus tells him to stay and tell everyone how much God had done for…
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In Luke 8:26-39, Jesus encounters a man who is a danger to himself and a danger to others. The people of the town had tried, unsuccessfully, to contain him. But Jesus sets the man free, transforming him inside and out.
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After the Parable of the Sower, Jesus leads his disciples through some scary situations. Their boat is almost swamped in a storm crossing the Sea of Galilee, the land in a Gentile area, and a demon-possessed man meets them. But through it all, Jesus demonstrates that he is in control.
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There are a lot of elements that go into farming–seeds, soil, weather, timing, harvest. But in the Parable of the Sower/Soils, Jesus simplifies spiritual farming to two things: seed and soil. The previous post looked at the soil. This post looks at the seed and its power and potential.
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The Parable of the Sower (or the Soils) has a lot of different elements to it so it can be easy to lose track of the main point. But Jesus’ repetition of the word “hear,” both in this story and the next two, reveals that we shouldn’t hear and move on, but hear and hold…
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In one of Jesus’ famous parables, the Parable of the Sower (or Soils), the disciples request an explanation. Jesus first tells them about why he speaks in parables, which ties in with the meaning of this parable. In this post, we look at four prophecies that can help us understand the why of parables.
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Amy C Walters 