Luke 17:5-10 It’s not about the mulberry tree, of course, although it is an apt metaphor for what Jesus speaks of now given the tenacity of its roots and its ability to sprout new ones given half a chance. Indeed, the very nature of the mulberry tree makes its complete uprooting all the more miraculous! …
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All That You Need: On Faith and Mustard Seeds
Luke 17:5-10 It has been blooming from a crack in my driveway all summer long. I did not plant it there, of course, but I have often planted petunias along the driveway side of my house just a few feet away. Even so, it is not the sort of plant which survives the winter — …
On Faith, Mulberry Trees, and Forgiveness
Luke 17:5-10 It’s no small thing, it seems to me, to be able to uproot a mulberry tree and plant it in the sea: particularly in the way that Jesus describes today — with no effort at all. I know this, for while there is no mulberry tree in my back yard there are these …