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One of our goals within Ignite is to help students delve deeper into scriptures, understand the context and history behind the stories and gain a deeper understanding of God’s word.

This goal has taken on many forms, from providing a variety of devotions and bible studies, to in depth teaching at Encounter retreats, all the way to using illustrations to explain complex portions of text.

Sometimes, that requires getting a little dirty.
The Ignite group at Carl Sandburg College learned that first-hand.

During the April 10 gathering of our Ignite Sandburg group, Coach Jordan Knight led a discussion based on the Parable of the Sower found in Matthew 13. The group looked at what it meant to be rocky soil, grow up among the thorns and be the type of soil that produces 100, 50 or 30 times what was sown.

Students were then given two small planters and encouraged to dig in the dirt and plant some seeds.

The illustration brought this portion of text to life and helped explain lessons that are easily overlooked in this parable, including the work and commitment it takes to see the seeds you sow in any kind of ground, grow.

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