{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Living the Legacy of C.S. Lewis","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog","author_name":"KentHansen","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/author\/kenthansen\/","title":"A Word of Grace - March 21, 2011 - Living the Legacy of C.S. Lewis","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"URgzjWoiJc\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/a-word-of-grace-march-21-2011\/\">A Word of Grace &#8211; March 21, 2011<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/a-word-of-grace-march-21-2011\/embed\/#?secret=URgzjWoiJc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Word of Grace &#8211; March 21, 2011&#8221; &#8212; Living the Legacy of C.S. Lewis\" data-secret=\"URgzjWoiJc\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"There are entire theological treatises devoted to the parables of the mustard scene and the yeast.  Some interpreters say that a mustard seed shouldn't grow into a tree big enough to support nesting birds. They claim that Jesus is warning that the church can get out of hand in size and organization and become an idolatrous end in itself.  The same eisegetic (highly personal and subjective) interpretation is applied to the yeast as a symbol of growth by fermentation and pride rather than the graceful increase of the Holy Spirit.  I do not buy this. Jesus can be taken at his word. He is speaking in parable and metaphor about how a tiny, almost invisible seed of faith can grow into something capable of shade and shelter and the nurture of life. That's the thought of the Creator and Redeemer and that is who Jesus is.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.cslewis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/mondaynew.jpg"}