On Greg's farm, his land...
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On Greg's farm, his land varies greatly from one field to another, and even within a given
field. One piece of land in particular illustrates this parable. The field starts in a low spot,
beside a prairie slough. It then rises sharply up a hill, then falls away until it comes up
alongside of an alkaline lake. The crops sown on this field vary greatly in yield. On the
end that abuts the fresh water slough, the crops are usually heavy producing very high
yields. The yield falls as the land climbs the hill, with the hilltop usually yielding only
sparse crops. Then down by the alkaline lake the land is such heavy clay that only in very
wet years does it yield anything at all -- and that only if Greg can get any machinery on it
before it dries up.
Jesus' farmer seems to have land that varied greatly, too.
Jesus' farmer seems to have land that varied greatly, too.
