… the part about wrath is our earthly way of telling the story because there's something else very important to unlearn – that is, the way we are constantly trying to decide who's in and who's out. Now, this parable seems to divide up people into groups of who's in and who's out. There are three kinds of soil, representing three kinds of people, who resist and reject God's word as bearing fruit in them. They all reject the word. Our temptation is to assume that we are the good soil – but are we?
– from my talk today, Matthew 13 – The Prodigal Sower (actually one of Paul Neuchterlein's, slightly altered. A great teacher and inspiration.)
