The Parable of the Sower (2025 edition) (Revised)

This…

is my Back Pew paraphrase of Matthew 13:3-8, as

Jesus telling a farming story would IMO hit harder than ever today

A farmer went out to sow seed in modern America…

Some fell on…
the path of ‘Bible Illiteracy’

and were gobbled up by Prosperity Gospel Buzzards as they exploit the Bible Illiterate, featuring Spiritual Ponzi Schemes to promise wealth instead of Jesus.

Some fell on a…
Rocky ‘Cultural Christian’ soil

where they sprouted fast, but became scorched from the heat our secular culture (persecution/sun) showed up.

No depth = No life.

Some fell among…
Progressive “My Truth” thorns

Where life was choked out because living a lie will not bear fruit. God’s truth is the only truth that grows anything real.

Finally other seed fell on…
GOOD SOIL

Where Traditional values rooted in Scripture produced a crop 30, 60, or even 100 times what was sown.

Matthew 13:8

From The Back Pew in 2025:

Most of America doesn’t even attend church anymore — living as well-behaved pagans on a toxic landfill for soil.

So IF…

You are currently on a path, in the thorns, or rocky soil this world offers, and no matter how far gone you think you are, know that

God is faithful and loving to redeem a repentant heart. Here we can find the promise of growth in good soil (His Perfect Will)

God isn’t our SPARE TIRE just for blowouts — He’s the whole road.

Where’s your soil today? Tell me below — I read every one! ❤️