Bill Pike (Virginia, USA)
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Sign Up TodayBe patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains. - James 5:7 (NRSV)
My father was quite the backyard gardener. Vegetables and fruit trees shared a small rectangular plot. He planted every spring, and he harvested through summer and fall.
When my father died, I was determined to secure a clipping from his fig bush. A cousin helped me take a clipping and...
Even when I’m impatient, God is patient with me.
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