Jesus tells the parable of the lost sheep to show that the Kingdom of God is accessible to all, even those who were sinners or strayed from God’s path. He uses the example of a shepherd (God) who has ...

In Matthew 13, a chapter full of parables, Jesus tells the parable of the Sower of the seed. It is a story of a farmer, scattering seed which fell upon four different types of soil; but only one soil ...

PreachingToday.com: What are your favorite parables, and why? Craig Blomberg: Simply because certain parables, like the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, are used so often, I have come to ...

The author of The First Christmas reviews the other First Christmas. Borg and Crossan, whose book on The First Christmas is subtitled, “What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’ Birth,” find that the ...

I've been meaning to get to this one for days: A lot of people didn't like Tony Perkins' CNN Belief Blog post last week, and rightly so. Jesus was a free marketer, long before the concept was ...

In this particular parable, Jesus describes a man who knows that he is leaving for an undisclosed period of time. He is delegating the responsibility of managing his assets to three different ...

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