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The Parable of the Failed Vineyard

January 6, 2026Bible storiesdestruction, failure, farming, food, foolishness, god, mind control, mistakes, moral influences, overreaction, parables, scapegoating, self-defeatingR. A. Absalom

Someone tried to plant a vineyard, but the grapes he grew weren’t any good. He couldn’t figure out what he had done wrong, so he decided it must be the grapes’ fault. And so he destroyed his vineyard.

The end.

The moral of the story

Don’t over-water your vineyard.

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