About this episode

Fr. Ben Williams discusses the reasons people fall away from faith through the lens of the Parable of the Sower.

Why is it that so many people fall away from the faith? Is it a matter of rebellion? Laziness? Deception? Jesus’ answer to this question is soil. This week, Fr. Ben Williams shares a message on one of Jesus’ most famous parables: the Parable of the Sower. When God sows the seeds of the kingdom in your heart, have they landed on good soil, or something else?

People in this episode

Host: Fr. Ben Williams

Topics covered

• faith
• rebellion
• deception
• spiritual growth
• Christian parables

Keywords

• faith
• Parable of the Sower
• spirituality
• Christianity
• good soil

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Parable of the Sower

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