“I planted you as a choice vine, wholly of pure seed.
How then did you turn degenerate and become a wild vine?”
Before Jesus tells of violent tenants, Isaiah sings. A love song.
Finally, he sent his son.
“This is the heir,” the tenants said. “Come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.”
The kingdom of God, Jesus says, is like a mustard seed (Mark 4:30–32).
At the end of my first Master’s degree, I spent a summer studying through Cambridge University in England, traveling to excavation sites in Greece and Turkey
Most of us spend a lifetime trying to look strong. I personally try to make it to the gym 3 to 4 times a week so that I can increase my physical strength and endurance.
Since the fall of 2024, I have bound myself to Methodism and it has been a ride!
I have to admit, when I first read this scripture I thought “that’s a weird image”.
This is one of those Bible passages where I read it, read it again, and then got curious about how it is translated.
When I sat down to write this devotional, I couldn’t help but think about all the times this section of scripture gets used when trying to raise money.