Deep in the hole (Matthew 25:14-30)
Once the servant digs the hole, is there any way out?
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I wonder about that hole in the ground, the one dug by the servant in Jesus’ parable of the talents. Does he dig it by his own choice, or on account of the choices of others? And, once it has been dug, is there any way out?
