What’s the condition of your soil?

(I preached this sermon on Sunday, July 12, 2020. The Gospel reading was Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23. You can find the entire worship service at www.ststephenlc.org)

I know nothing about farming. I know very little about gardening. We tried having a box garden in our backyard a number of years ago. We got some green beans to grow. There were a few pumpkins that would start to grow — but they stayed small. There may have been a few other things that we were able to grow, but overall, I’m a terrible gardener.