God calls us to produce good fruit with our lives. But do we know what that really means?
EPISODE #45
Orchards
ABOUT THIS PARABLE
- Concept: A hungry and weary traveler sees beautiful orchards in the distance. As the road forks, he takes the well-traveled path. But each of the orchards he encounters on the path are a disappointment. Should he go back and take the path less traveled?
- Story Origin: Original
- Setting: A country Road
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Precept(s):
- According to the bible, the way to life is the narrow, less traveled path.
- Fruit is only good if it is genuine, accessible and can reproduce itself. A metaphor for spirituality.
- The Holy Spirit is the source of “good fruit.”
- Key Bible Verse: Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
- Additional Verses Referenced: Proverbs 14:12
CREDITS
- Written and Narrated by Dana Buck
- Devotional Thoughts Narrated by Kim Pratt
- Produced by Beneath Blue Skies Productions
- Music Credit: “Concentration”, “Leaving Home”, “Silver Blue Light” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/license/by/4.0
ABOUT SEW POWERFUL PARABLES
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.
After retiring from a 38-year career with the Christian non-profit organization, World Vision, Dana Buck now devotes himself full time to writing, speaking, and mentoring. His Sew Powerful Parables continue to grow in popularity as they charm audiences, readers and listeners. He is a Charter Board member for the nonprofit organization Sew Powerful, where he lends his expertise to further their mission of combating extreme poverty by training, equipping and empowering women and girls in the developing world. Dana resides in the greater Seattle area with his wife Grace and their neurotic cat. They have two children, Jared and Alyssa, and Alyssa is married to son-in-law, Ivan. No grandchildren yet, but Ivan and Alyssa do own and share their beautiful grand-dog, Odin. Reach Dana with comments or suggestions at dana@sewpowerful.org.