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God is the Sorter

Posted on March 27, 2024 (March 27, 2024) by Ruth E. Stitt

This blog was first written and published in May of 2021, while I was ensconced in the Gospel of Matthew. It came to my mind the other day from out of nowhere. I always try to pay attention to these things, because it could be a signal from the Holy Spirit that someone out there […]

Seed Stories

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Ruth E. Stitt

The parables Jesus tells in Matthew 13 are some of the best known in Scripture. They form a set of seed stories, metaphors for how, where and when the seed of the word of God is planted in our lives, and the level of fruitfulness or barrenness that results. After telling these parables, Jesus cries […]