Many of us have read the parable about the wheat and the tares. (It is easier when it is the first book of the New Testament. đ ) Unfortunately, the reading of it hasnât always brought the church to focus on souls, but instead a lot of finger-pointing at folks who do not do what people believe they ought to be doing.
I want to give you a little of my pre-Christianity or pre-kingdom history.
I was born in New England. My dad, âa lapsed Catholicâ and my mom, who leaned more towards the Episcopalian and Congregational church thinking. My mom was the one who âtook us to churchâ. But truth be told, other than the social piece, church gatherings seemed to have little to do with the Bible.
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