Have you ever heard or used the phrase “beat the bushes?” Beat the bushes refers to searching diligently for someone or something. The word etymology is based on the hunting practice of having someone hit bushes with a stick in order to force birds to fly up into the air to be shot. We have stretched that word to apply to many areas. We refer to salesman “beating the bushes.” We refer to politicians “beating the bushes.” In church work, when we solicit followers for Jesus Christ we refer t …..

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Posted on November 30th, 2009 by faith
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