What makes good soil? (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)
If it were easy, we would have it all figured out already.
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Jesus calls this the parable of the sower. But the focus of his explanation seems to be not on the sower but on the seeds and where they fall. What circumstances and situations allow for these seeds to grow and bear fruit? The answer: good soil.
