Author: Scott

The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. Matthew 13:38-39 In Christian circles, it’s not uncommon to hear someone tell of events that are just too amazing to be called coincidences.…
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The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. It is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants . . . Matthew 13:31-32 A couple years ago, I met a newly recovered heroin addict…
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This people’s heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed . . . Matthew 13:15 I remember being terrified of sleeping in my grandparent’s basement when I was a kid. It was one big, unfinished space that made a lot of alien, ominous noises. My imagination manufactured…
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As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit . . . Matthew 13:23 It’s not uncommon to hear a newly recovered addict in treatment or jail proclaim that he wants to become a pastor. He’s found faith and, in his…
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As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Matthew 13:22 I recently took the dog outside to relieve himself and before I knew it, he was in a full sprint across…
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As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. Matthew 13:20-21 In the shame of my…
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A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Matthew 13:3-4 Though recovery is fantastic for the one living in it, not everyone appreciates this sentiment. There are those in the world who would, whether out of malice or ignorance, threaten the…
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Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and the last state of that person is worse than the first. Matthew 12:45 Starvation causes weight loss, but few can effectively lose weight this way because we’re made to eat something. When we stop…
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The tree is known by its fruit . . . The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. Matthew 12:33-35 As long as I could keep my addiction a secret, I kept telling myself that I didn’t have that big of…
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A man was there with a withered hand. And they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?” — so that they might accuse him. Matthew 12:10 The Christian who struggles with addiction is often led astray by what he believes. He’s knows that we’re made new when we come to faith and he…
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