Father Mike Schmitz believes that sometimes preachers complicate messages in the Bible or just don’t meet people, ...

When Jesus wanted to get a spiritual truth across to ordinary men and women, He used the vehicle of the parable. Let's take a look.

The Parables Madeleine Boucher discusses the different types of parables used by Jesus and their role in his teaching. From The Parables By Madeleine I. Boucher Michael Glazier, Inc. Wilmington, DE ...

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.

Jesus’ parables – short stories with moral lessons – were likewise designed to afflict, to draw us in but leave us uncomfortable. These teachings can be read as being about divine love and ...

Jesus is himself the mystery, the prize that invites us know God as he did. He captures us and draws us to make our home in the life of God being offered to us. Isn’t this why Jesus tells parables?

Jesus’ disciples’ eyes did see and ears did hear since they were continually with Jesus while he preached; they would go forth communicating Jesus’ messages including his many parables.

The importance of the parables can hardly be overestimated. They comprise a substantial part of the recorded preaching of Jesus. The parables are generally regarded by scholars as among the ...

Jesus’ parables – short stories with moral lessons – were likewise designed to afflict, to draw us in but leave us uncomfortable. These teachings can be read as being about divine love and ...

Jesus’ parables – short stories with moral lessons – were likewise designed to afflict, to draw us in but leave us uncomfortable. These teachings can be read as being about divine love and ...