The parables are generally regarded by scholars as among the sayings which we can confidently ascribe to the historical Jesus; they are, for the most part, authentic words of Jesus.

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 ...

Postmodernism is not a topic appropriately assigned only to the philosophers; these authors’ analyses and proposals are worthy of attention and engagement. Preaching in the context of postmodernism ...

Life parables: Evocative images on persevering, loving and coming from behind. Rev. Candace McKibben. Guest columnist. It started on Sunday morning past in worship at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church.

We’ll talk with Amy-Jill Levine about new ways to grasp the parables in the Bible, and with James Carroll about Jesus as both fully human and divine. This hour, On Point: seeing Jesus clearly in ...

June 29, 2025, Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul: This is the lesson of leadership among Christ’s disciples, to be ever at the task of sharing the Gospel, finding moments of grace even in hardship.

The importance of the parables can hardly be overestimated. They comprise a substantial part of the recorded preaching of Jesus. The parables are generally regarded by scholars as among the ...