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Kelly Hawes is quoted as sharing an experience with his 11-year-old son who learned that the trees in the olive tree allegory are people, which explains why the Lord cares so much. The 11-year-old had previously said he wouldn't care if he lost one tree out of 100 in an orchard, but after realizing the trees are people, he understood why the Lord cares so much.
In the chapter by Kelly Hawes, he told about trying to have a home evening and sending kids to their rooms to read this allegory. The 11-year-old comes back and goes, if I had an orchard with 100 tree...
— Episode: Jacob 5-7 Part 1 • Dr. Matthew L. Bowen...
Episode: Jacob 5-7 Part 1 • Dr. Matthew L. Bowen • April 8...
Kelly Hawes is quoted as sharing an experience with his 11-year-old son who learned that the trees in the olive tree allegory are people, which explains why the Lord cares so much. The 11-year-old had previously said he wouldn't care if he lost one tree out of 100 in an orchard, but after realizing the trees are people, he understood why the Lord cares so much.
In the chapter by Kelly Hawes, he told about trying to have a home evening and sending kids to their rooms to read this allegory. The 11-year-old comes back and goes, if I had an orchard with 100 trees and I lost one, I wouldn't care that much. But then it hit me, trees are people.
That was a great moment for him to go, these aren't just trees, these are people. Then you kind of see why the Lord cares so much.
Episode: Jacob 5-7 Part 1 • Dr. Matthew L. Bowen • April 8...
The book includes a chapter by Kelly Hawes that emphasizes the personal nature of the allegory and helps readers understand that the trees are symbolic of people.
A bunch of CES guys got together and wrote this.
In the chapter by Kelly Hawes, he told about trying to have a home evening and sending kids to their rooms to read this allegory.
The 11-year-old comes back and goes, if I had an orchard with 100 trees and I lost one, I wouldn't care that much. But then it hit me, trees are people.