Plant it Forward, an annual event by Ozarks Food Harvest and Crosslines Community Connections, was held Wednesday.

Pope Leo XIV uses Van Gogh’s ‘Sower at Sunset’ to show how God’s Word is scattered freely — and how even fractured ground can yield a golden harvest.

God sows His Word on all hearts, trusting it will grow — hope rooted in His mercy and love, even through life’s struggles ...