• Concept: Timothy McGuire has two dogs living in his backyard. The loyal and loving Shine and the scheming and selfish Rickett. Timothy learns the hard way that whichever dog he feeds will be the stronger dog. This story is a lesson in the dual nature that lives inside of all of us. That which seeks to please God, and that which seeks to please the flesh.
• Story Origin: Original
• Setting: A neighborhood backyard
• Precept(s):
  • Even when we are saved by God’s grace, we still must wrestle with the desires of the flesh.
  • These desires are often in conflict with how God would have us live.
  • We “feed” either of these desires with what we do, where we go, what we see, etc.
  • Whichever desire we feed most will be the strongest.
  • Feeding the desires of the flesh will eventually lead us to calamity.
  • God’s forgiveness and restoration is always available to us.
• Key Bible Verse: Romans 7:21-24 So, I find this law at work: when I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will save me from this body of death?
• Other Verses Referenced: Philippians 4:8

• Written and Narrated by Dana Buck
• Devotional Thoughts Narrated by Kim Pratt
• Produced by Beneath Blue Skies Productions
  
• Music Credit: “Groundwork” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

Sew Powerful Parables will tickle your funny bone, touch your heart and offer you a new way to experience God’s truth. Jesus often used parables to communicate His most important messages. Dana Buck picks up that tradition in a poetic, rhyming style that makes listening easy and enjoyable. All ages will love these stories full of memorable characters, insightful lessons and just plain fun.