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Photo by Lasseter Winery on Unsplash O God, be with us today as we look to you as our cornerstone upon which we build our faith. May we always look to you in all that we do. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen The imagery of a vineyard was such a familiar idea in the Bible, but for many people who live in the city, it's a totally unfamiliar process. Our culture makes wine or raisins or juice available year round, so sweat and toil become a type of codeswitching. Codeswitching is a anthropology term. It helps describe the process of navigating through the language, the customs, and acceptable behaviors of a region or location. Baseball caps or dew-rags are preferred in different neighborhoods, and yelling 'Roll Tide' on a Saturday will not generate nearly the excitement here in Iowa as cheering for the Cyclones, Hawkeyes or Panthers. The codeswitching language we see today talks about the spread of the Kingdom of God, but it also...