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 ...

“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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

Parables were often used by Jewish rabbis who were contemporaries of Jesus. A famous and quite ancient Old Testament example is the parable of the Ewe Lamb which the prophet Nathan addressed to David.

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 ...