“People do not put new wine into old wineskins,” he says. “Otherwise the skins burst, the wine spills out, and the skins are ...

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 ...

Long’s discovery led to a fresh awareness: the power of parables is “the kingdom of God to which they refer.” Parables do ...

Jesus saw a woman at the well who was more than a second-class person. He saw her as a person with need. His disciples had not yet reached that point and couldn’t see our common humanity.

In the parable, Jesus taught that "the kingdom of Heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise.

Bill Hutto and Jesus Gomez say those parables or stories illustrated morals or spiritual lessons and they still have universal applications. They’re in Matthew 13:31-33, Mark 4:30-32 and Luke 13 ...

The problem is that a huge chunk of Jesus’ parables do not have happy endings, and almost all of them are decidedly bittersweet. Some figure out the meaning of life. Some don’t.

Jesus' parables are among the most memorable and distinctive elements in the Gospels. Jesus uses these striking short stories to explain the extraordinary, unexpected and apocalyptic nature of God ...

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.

The fifth parable in this chapter is quite short and it reads: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, ...

Parables were a trademark method of teaching used by Jesus, drawn from the practice of ancient Israel. In fact he hardly ever taught without using them. They were the cartoons of his day.