Some of the most impactful short stories come to us in the form of parables. Pithy, challenging, durable, and relentless, they encourage us to consider different ways of living and loving and ...

In “Parable of the Sower,” Octavia E. Butler writes about a brutal, mid-2020s Southern California ravaged by wildfire, earthquakes and an addictive pharmaceutical that fuels a destructive drug ...

West Sussex County Council confirmed that Millais School in Horsham would become co-educational for the first time, external from September 2026. The school previously accused the local authority ...

West Sussex County Council confirmed that Millais School in Horsham would become co-educational for the first time from September 2026. The school previously accused the local authority of ...

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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 ...

Jennifer Klee, the Frank Basile Emerging Stories fellow for Storytelling Arts of Indiana, will present her show “My Life in Parables” on Sunday at the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana History ...

Millais lived from 1829-96. (Courtesy Photo) Jesus told the Parable of the 10 Virgins in Matthew 25:1-13 to emphasize the necessity of preparing for his return. That’s according to the Revs.

Such teachings are especially found in his collection of parables. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches us: “Three principal parables on prayer are transmitted to us by St. Luke.” ...

A girls school could open to boys. West Sussex County Council is considering proposals to change the status of Millais School in Horsham from a single-sex school for girls to a co-educational school.

Beauty was a matter of pain for Millais, too. In a rare move for artists of the era, he spent five months painting scenery for Ophelia in a hut along Surrey’s Hogsmill River. “My martyrdom is ...