On this blog I’ve maintained a number of times that the parables of Jesus invite us to imagine another world, to imagine the kingdom of God, and they do this by creating a world, by inviting us into ...

Jesus is the Word of God, found in all of us; how we engage him and the way of love will determine whether or not we are good ...

Jesus often used stories to teach. In fact, he used them so much so that the disciples directly asked him, “Why do you speak to the people in parables?” (Matt. 13:10). CT has featured a wide variety ...

docx, 1001.17 KB pdf, 543.19 KB docx, 991.82 KB pdf, 487.04 KB The Parable of the Talents / Parable of the Three Servants learning mat / information sheet. Download as an A3 word document or as an A4 ...

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 salvation, ...

My father loved parables — stories that taught, stories that presented ideas and morals in ways that made pictures in people's minds. … Because he believed stories were so important as teaching tools.

The renowned Jewish scholar Dr. Amy-Jill Levine tells us the truth about the parables associated with Jesus in her “Short Stories by Jesus.” It is an excellent, eye-opening, and thought-provoking easy ...

In this engaging lesson, students read and interpret ‘The Parable of the Lost Sheep.’ The learning is guided by a clear and colourful PowerPoint presentation, which guides students through the ...

The story of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22 is supposed to be about God's just and peaceful kingdom. Then the king said to ...