We are taking some time this fall to look at big lessons that we can learn from small parables. Jesus uses parables – stories ...

“He told them still another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.’” Matthew 13:33 NIV After ...

The parable of the mustard seed is a political parable, not a botanical one. Botanically, mustard don’t grow into trees at all. They grow into shrubs of average size. This story is meant to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 16—Jesus told the Parables of the Mustard Seed and the Yeast not only to show the value of faith but also to warn about the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A singlerpt mustard seed resting on the tip of a finger. Jesus was a master of teaching truths through parables. Jesus’ parables ...

Have you ever baked with yeast? I have been baking cinnamon rolls lately, and while I was adding the yeast to the hot water I was reminded of Jesus’s warning to his disciples. “Beware of the yeast of ...

“What is the Kingdom of God like?” (Luke 13:18). Eph 5:22-33; Luke 13:18-21 Hear Then the Parable, a 1989 book by Bernard Brandon Scott, has long been my favorite source for understanding the power of ...

In Resident Aliens, Stanley Hauerwas and I warned that seminary biblical courses sometimes disempower budding preachers: See? You’ll never have the linguistic, analytical, or historical skills to ...

The word parable comes from the Greek pará (alongside) and báll? (throw). When you pitch a comparison or analogy, you don’t end with two ideas simply landing side by side. Your understanding gets ...