Pastoral Ponderings: Probably not about farming - The Stettler Independent

Pastoral Ponderings: Probably not about farming - The Stettler Independent

Listen, said Jesus, have I got a story for you. A farmer went out to plant some seed. You might know the rest of that well-worn story; it’s in three of the four gospels. The farmer just chucks the seed around any and everywhere. Some lands on good soil where it grows amazingly well, but lots land in less than hospitable conditions, on the path, on rocky ground, among the weeds. It’s a great parable. In each account, it is followed by the discipl…