The Gospel Beneath the Soil: Parable of the Weeds

What if the real work of grace happens underground?

In this week’s episode of The Semi-Seminarian Podcast, Pastor Jim Wilhelm takes us into one of Jesus’ most misunderstood parables—the Parable of the Weeds—where good and evil grow side by side in the same soil. With the storytelling warmth of a Red Dirt preacher and the depth of a theologian, Pastor Jim digs beneath the surface of Matthew 13 to uncover a truth that most of us miss: God’s patience is not neglect—it’s mercy with a long timeline.

This isn’t just a sermon. It’s a walk through the field at dawn—the air still cool, the wheat shimmering, the roots beneath the soil tangled but alive. We’ll learn why Jesus told the servants not to pull the weeds, how judgment belongs to God alone, and what it means to live faithfully in a world where everything’s mix ...