Archives for April 2023

“Ouch, That Hurts!”- Being Pruned

-by Natalie Varrone- The Bible is full of beautiful metaphors that we can unpackage each time we encounter them. We find one such passage in John 15 when Jesus describes a grapevine and its fruit. Much of the passage is about our need to stay connected to the vine (Jesus) in order to be able to bear good fruit.  But in verse 2, Jesus says this, “Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear … [Read more...]