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The Pinecone
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July 2013
f r om Don J oh n s on , K i r by P i ne s Chap l a i n
Chaplain’s COrner
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ccording to Genesis, life on earth started in a garden. The Bible is filled with
references to gardens and gardening or farming. Psalm 1 begins with a tree planted
by the water, which yields its fruit in season. Solomon talks about the seasons of
life. Most of the parables of Jesus refer to growing things. Jesus prayed before his
arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. Then in John 19:41 we are told the place of
crucifixion on the cross, where Jesus was nailed to “a tree”, was near a garden. On
Easter morning the two women mistook the resurrected Savior for the gardener.
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iblical metaphors reference planting and harvesting, seeds and soil, vines and
plants, fruitfulness and barrenness. All of these carried meaningful and profound
truths easily understood by people whose day-to-day relationship with growing
things was fundamental to their existence. Even though many of us may be city-
slickers today, most of us still have some connection to the garden and the nature
beyond our doorsteps. And those same truths are easily grasped today.
J u l y Ve s pe r
Se r v i ce s
July 5
No Vesper Services
July 11
Rev. Dr. Jimmy Latimer
Reedemer
Evangelical Church
July 18
Rev. Sandra Leatherwood Clay
District Superintendent -
Memphis Asbury District
United Methodist Church
July 25
Dr. Jim Butler
LaBell Haven Baptist
