We tend to be selective. We look for the one who in our judgment will be most receptive, for the influential person who will be a “help” to the church, for the middle-class man who will fit in socially, for the morally good who won’t be a problem to us in the future.
What type of ground are we? What we need to be — and what we need to be now — is good ground. Yet perhaps many of us can also recall times when we ourselves were hardened, or shallow, or double-minded. Which brings up another question: Can we improve our soil, and what can we do to that end?
Robert F. Turner After about eight months of preaching, every night and many, many days, someone suggested I go out to the barn and cuss… Read More »Stuff About Things