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Carnal Spirituality

At my home in the backyard we had a tree that we had severely trimmed back a couple years ago. A couple months ago my wife and I decided that it was necessary to cut this tree down to a stump. This was quite fun for me because we rented a chain saw and I got to cut it down. We thought that would be the end of our project with this tree. However, we have discovered that the roots are alive and are seeking to grow back—both on the stump itself and as far away as 6 feet from the stump. So based upon advice we received we are now trying to kill the roots of this tree before it damages the brick patio in the yard or the foundation of the house. This is indeed an interesting problem to have! In its natural ordered state, as designed by God, this tree will expand from the roots in order to reproduce itself. This action is built into the nature of the tree as organic life. And so the only way to prevent that new rebounding growth is to kill the tree at the roots. We who believe on the