PASTOR'S CORNER:

Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

We spend too much time worrying about the weeds and not enough time sowing good seed. Good lawn care has much in common with good Christian “life care.”

A pastor friend tells of calling Chem Lawn to take care of his suburban weed-infested lawn, only to have them reject his lawn as a client because it was so bad. One member of his church volunteered to totally remove his old lawn and start a new one, an offer he was almost ready to accept when a former farmer gave him some advice: Don’t worry so much about getting rid of the weeds. Just grow the grass, and the grass will...