Mark 4: 26-29 “He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then …
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Lesson From The Farm: “Bringing In The Sheaves”
I remember singing the old hymn, “Bringing In The Sheaves,” in the Hamburg Methodist Youth Choir. My buddies and I could really belt out the chorus. Even though I grew up on the farm I didn’t get it. I didn’t understand the process…the hard work of harvest. Picture 1: Harvest began with cutting the wheat, …
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Law Of The Farm: He Plowed The Beans Up…
A few days after the field of soybeans was planted it rained. It rained so much it flooded the field. Thankfully, we had several days of warm sunshine and wind to dry out the field. I remember the afternoon I walked with dad over the field. It had spotty green patches because only about half …
Law of the Farm: It’s A Process
One of the unforgiving facts of the farm is...it cannot be hurried. A farmer cannot fly out of bed with his hair-on-fire, run out to the field, jam seeds in the ground, and expect a harvest the next day. You can stand over the planted seed screaming & yelling about your desperate situation, but the …
Lesson From The Farm: We Harvest What We Farm
The fundamentals of life are found on the farm. Afterall, that is where God started man… in the Garden of Eden. It was on the farm that God set life applications in place. I grew up on a rice & soybean farm outside of Hamburg, Arkansas. Here are some of the applications I recognize. I …
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Lesson From The Farm: He Used A Shovel
I was a freshman in college when I learned this lesson. I was helping dad on the farm that hot summer. I remember the morning I slipped quietly into the house. Everyone was sleeping, I thought. It was still dark when I eased into bed. That was precisely when the alarm clock went off. Time …
Lesson From The Farm, “If Your Tires Spin…Stop!”
Many times, we would harvest rice when the field was less than ideal. No one was exempt from getting stuck, but an experienced driver knew when to stop. All the equipment had very large tires with lugs designed to grip the soil. If the tractor or combine was moving it was great, but when the …
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Lesson From The Sharecropper
A "Sharecropper" is a farmer who works the land for a “share” of the harvest. The landowner receives a percentage or portion from the top of the harvest. My dad (pictured on his combine) was a sharecropper. He was responsible for the labor, equipment and the cost of planting and the harvest. After harvest, at …
Lesson From The Farm: “What Do You See?”
I asked a dear farmer friend, "What are your thoughts when you plant?" He quickly replied, "I see the harvest!" Think about that. My friend is a seasoned farmer. He has “put-in” a lot of crops. He knows the hard work that lays ahead. He has experienced the enormous risks of poor crop prices, insects, …
Lesson From My Grandpa’s Farm: The Power of The Seed
In the last few years of God using me to publish “Today’s Good News” I have recognized how He orchestrates His Way. It begins with an idea (that I now know is His whisper), or a memory or a verse, it’s what someone says that leads to a message. It’s a word of two someone …
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