Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. It is “a picture which those who have seen the original in St. Petersburg may be forgiven for claiming as the greatest picture ever painted.” That’s Kenneth Clark, the art historian. … Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Jesus’ most famous story has no official name. Over the centuries it’s been called the Parable of the Prodigal Son, or the Two Brothers, or the Lost Child, or the Unforgiving… Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. In the cartoon world of The Simpsons, Bart Simpson lives next door to the church-going, Bible-toting Flanders family. One day the two Flanders boys hop out of their car following a… Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. In ancient times there was nothing quite like a wedding in a Middle Eastern village. Even though Say Yes to the Dress was still 2,000 years away, bridal parties knew how… Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Jesus is hoping we’ll say goodbye forever to something that most of us find rather enjoyable. That would be sorting out everyone around us into two categories: Good People vs. Jerks. Our language might… Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Dragons have maintained a firm hold on the human imagination for hundreds of years. According to Purdue Professor Dorsey Armstrong, who has taught an entire course on dragon lore, it’s possible… Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that at least 260,000 “day laborers” wait each morning on American street corners, hoping for employment. In various communities, especially during seasonal harvests, men… Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. The late author and theologian R.C. Sproul was fond of telling about a particular time he was teaching an introductory college course on the Old Testament. The class was populated by… Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Marie Sklodowska was the ultimate workaholic. She had to be. As a young, eager student from an impoverished Polish family in the late 1800s, the deck was stacked against her. Women… Read more »
Throughout Lent, we’re exploring the parables of Jesus – the two dozen or so stories that were his chief means of describing the reality of God’s rule on earth. Author Joyce Landorf remembers a time she was passing through a crowded airport. She paused at a gift shop to purchase a couple of greeting cards. When the clerk turned to… Read more »
