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seed and the sower

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Christ’s parables are not secret codes but calls to conversion

July 15, 2023 Carl E. Olson 2

Readings: • Isa 55:10-11 • Psa 65:10, 11, 12-13, 14 • Rom 8:18-23 • Matt 13:1-23 The well-known parable of the seed and the sower is the first of seven parables in Matthew 13. These […]

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