THE P RTAL
August 2014
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Antonia Lynn on spiritual matters
‘Mewling and puking’
Reflecting upon Matthew 13:24-30,
Antonia Lynn charts a path through the
‘field’ and our own wheat and darnel
‘I need
500 words,’ said our good Editor, ‘by yesterday. The theme
is up to you.’ Suddenly I was back at my Anglican selection conference
when, just as I was about to leave the interview room, I was told: ‘You’re
standing on the platform with three minutes before your train leaves. How
do you share the essence of the Gospel with the anxious person who’s just
asked what you believe?’
Still in my mind was what, at the time of writing,
was last Sunday’s Gospel reading: the parable of the
wheat and the darnel (Matthew 13:24-30). As the two
memories collided and mingled, here’s what emerged...
wheat and darnel look almost
identical while they are immature
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