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… disciples, and us, that if we had faith the size of a mustard seed, we could tell the mulberry tree to be uprooted and plant itself in the sea, and it would do so. How many of us actually …

… us ever mindful of God’s abiding presence. Jesus’ images of the mustard seed and the mulberry tree graphically illustrate the power of faith to move the unmovable and accomplish what appears … that even the minutest amount of faith can have amazing consequences. The black mulberry tree had quite an extensive root system, and the effort needed to uproot such a tree could be described as herculean. Moreover, the idea of transplanting a tree into the sea …

… us ever mindful of God's abiding presence. Jesus' images of the mustard seed and the mulberry tree graphically illustrate the power of faith to move the unmovable and accomplish what appears …

… a couple times a year for some wilderness time, and each winter to cut down a Christmas tree. The air was crisp and clean -- especially in comparison to the smog in the San Fernando Valley where we lived -- and smelled of sage and pine. Scrubby Joshua trees studded the brown hills, we had to watch our feet for rattlesnake holes, and it was, to me, …

… month of his presidency. Along with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, he planted an olive tree at the invitation of Pope Francis. The evening of peace prayers and the tree planting had been initiated by the pope following his pilgrimage a month earlier to the Holy … Peres' belief in the power of people of faith, Pope Francis invited Peres to plant the olive tree in the Vatican Gardens, Shomali told Catholic News Service. "It was an interreligious …

… by life and in need of a helping hand. Church leaders today often "ask too much fruit of trees that have not been sufficiently cultivated," and he said bishops should accompany their …

… people need water," said Zander, and, in the woodsy outer-Atlanta suburbs, they found that trees needed to be removed as well, particularly when they blocked the homes of seniors who had …

… complaining that retail stores had already begun Christmas promotions, complete with Christmas trees and minced pies. The station contacted Melbourne auxiliary Bishop Mark Edwards for comment. …

… aborted fetuses into its products. I suppose the rotten apple did not fall far from the rotten tree. Later on, the nation found itself discussing intelligence briefings. Call me silly, but at …

… director, contacted to set up the work project.  I opted to pick up trash in a thicket of thin trees, shrubs and weeds. The overgrowth gave me a little cover from the heat. The clouds were a … look at this," Kelly said, pointing to the now freshly mowed lot that featured some shade trees and would soon be used for a cookout and mini-music festival for the locals and Pax Christi …

… witnessed. A choir sang "Strange Fruit," a poem that later became a song and whose "Southern trees bear a strange fruit, blood on the leaves and blood at the root" lyrics reference lynching. …

… Thinking Like a Plant, was teaching us how to look at a leaf. We all picked one from the same tree, each of us staring at our individual leaves for 10 minutes. Then we passed our leaves …

… to a patron god. Even the prizes were religious -- crowns of olive leaves made from trees in a sacred grove dedicated to Zeus. And the winners, Cartledge continued, were revered in …

… with the help of another man, I led the most hysterical woman down a hill to a chair under a tree where other family members gathered. We gently led the woman to a metal chair to sit down. …

… collector named Zacchaeus hears Jesus will be coming to visit his town and climbs a sycamore tree in order to get a better view of the famous Nazarene. Seeing the publican, Jesus tells him: …

… at mealtime while hopping down to peck at crumbs. Today, green parrots nesting in palm trees and a small sampling of cats are the only free-range fauna easily sighted in the Vatican …

… red robe with gold trim, her hands clasped in prayer above a dangling cross. Flanked by two trees, she wears a crown with a cross upon her haloed head, as she stands in front of a … man leads a horse with one hand and prepares with the other to strike a black slave. Tied to a tree, the latter's pants hang at his knees, and red gashes already crisscross his head, back and …

… of shade were large, blown-up photos of prisoners standing, sitting and waiting in the same trees we were now resting in. While the photos were haunting, it was the caption that put … often waiting hours in these woods, passing the time. This very space we occupied, the very trees that surrounded us and kept us safe from the sun's harsh rays, were the same trees that felt so many people's last breaths. It was an emotional day. One that I am still …

… the group marched to the city center, singing, "Zionists instead of leaves will hang from the trees." A spokesperson for the church apologized, saying, "Nationalism is a stranger to the …

… picture. As the story opens, Abraham is seated “by the terebinth of Mamre.” A terebinth is a tree like an oak. Mamre seems to refer to a region that may have been named for a chieftain …