Growing up, I remember my father having handy proverbs to precisely drive home just about any point. He would effortlessly reach into his repertoire of Nigerian (Yoruba), English and French sayings and come up with the perfect expression that gave weight to the message he was trying to pass across. Never mind that some of those sayings were lost on me back in the day, but the older I got, the better I appreciated his penchant for good ol’ wisdom expressed in pithy little sayings. To a far greater degree, much more can be said of Jesus, who skilfully used parables to teach great truths.
One of such parables is the focus of today’s blog post. An account so familiar, one could easily miss its import – yes, you guessed right – it’s The parable of the sower! Continue reading “What soil type are you?”