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The parables are unique only in a very limited sense, in that the primary teaching of Jesus is not taking texts out of the Hebrew scriptures and explaining them, blasting them, commenting on them.
Jesus' teachings on wealth Jesus taught in parables about wealth and what those who are wealthy should do with it. He said: ...
The parable ends with Jesus giving a commandment to go out and do the same as the Samaritan had done. This teaching of loving one’s enemies is also reflected in Matthew's Gospel.
Father Mike Schmitz believes that sometimes preachers complicate messages in the Bible or just don’t meet people, ...
Book review: If Jesus came to liberate all of us, does that mean queer liberation as well? Rolf R. Nolasco Jr. faces this question head-on in his new book Hearts Ablaze: Parables for the Queer Soul.
In these three parables, the Lord Jesus gives us a plain, no-nonsense instruction on prayer. Prayer needs a sense of urgency. Prayer needs to persevere.
“People do not put new wine into old wineskins,” he says. “Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ...
The Sunday gospel lectionary reading for Trinity 4 in Year C is Luke 10.25-37, most commonly known as the Parable of the Good ...
A famous preacher was teaching a seminary class on the parables of Jesus and noticed that all of his students seemed to prefer the ones with the happy endings. The tiny seed growing into a ...
The sower originally was Jesus, who came teaching the word of God (the seed) and seeking a harvest. Today, anyone who shares ...
Parables were a trademark method of teaching used by Jesus, drawn from the practice of ancient Israel. In fact he hardly ever taught without using them. They were the cartoons of his day.
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