Author: Tim Challies

There are times when circumstances dictate that we move—that we move from one town to another, one province or state to another, or even one country or continent to another. There are other times when it is desire more than circumstance that causes us to uproot ourselves from one location and re-root ourselves in another.See AlsoThe Most Dangerous Thing a Christian Can DoHow To Draw Near To The Throne of Grace3 Quick Questions Before Quitting Your Church

It was an unconscionable crime—grossly immoral and terribly destructive. In the middle of the night, he snuck onto the property of one of his enemies and ruined his crop. Knowing that this man had recently sowed good seed throughout his fields, he stealthily followed behind and sowed seeds he knew would spring up into weeds, thorns, and brambles. Though he knew his crime would go undetected for a time, he knew also that soon enough the weeds would begin to grow up alongside the crops to overwhelm them and choke them out.See AlsoWeeping Goes Forth the SowerLittle Seeds that Split Great RocksThe Seed of Divorce