In the 12th chapter of the gospel of St. Luke, we find one such story in the “Parable of the Rich Fool.” According to the narrative, someone in the crowd asked Jesus: “Teacher, tell my ...

It is the Parable of the Rich Fool and you can read it in Luke 12:13-21. ... especially those amongst us who are rich and so blessed with material goods.

In the parable, Jesus describes a rich man who, with no concern for his less fortunate neighbors, builds bigger and bigger barns to store his overabundant harvest.

Jul. 22—Jesus told his Parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12:13-21 to illustrate the folly of putting the things of this life ahead of eternal life. The Revs. Dudley Mullins and Tim O'Neal say the ...

Jesus told the Parable of the Rich Fool in Matthew 6:19-24 and Luke 12:13-21 to show the emptiness and futility of gauging one’s worth by material possessions.