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Parables – Part 2: The Parable of the Carrot

Posted on November 18, 2020 by livingasapprentices

A parable is literally something “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate that truth. The website Got Questions labels the 35+ parables that Jesus told as “inspired comparisons”and then adds that a common description of a parable is: “an … Continue reading →

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A Lesson from Carrots

Posted on October 22, 2017 by livingasapprentices

This blog now hosts nearly 700 posts. Periodically I recycle past posts that newer followers of the blog may not have read. The following post was originally published on August 24, 2014. Gardeners know that root vegetables thrive in cold … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Wounded Healer – Part 5

Posted on March 22, 2015 by livingasapprentices

Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.  You have turned my mourning  into dancing; you have taken my off my sackcloth and clothed me with joy.Psalm 30: 5b; 11-12 (NRSV) Gardeners know that root vegetables … Continue reading →

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