Tag: stories

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Pride & Love In a classic book entitled “Humility,” Andrew Murray once wrote…. Hidden pride lives in self-seeking, self-will, self-confidence, and self-exaltation which stops the soul from entering the kingdom,…



The Parable of the Mustard Seed

Faith and Questions When I was young, my mom used to point to the small things around us and use them to teach us about God.  About how the birds…



The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Painting the Parable Do you believe that how you live before death affects how you live after death? That what you do in the here and now will affect what…



The Parable of the Unjust Steward

Jesus and His Stories Jesus often told stories, and many of his stories, even if you didn’t grow up in church, even if you haven’t read the Bible, you probably…



Jesus, Sinners, and those Religious Leaders

WHY are we here? At 11AM on August 28, 1963 something happened that you might say changed our country forever.  That day an estimated quarter of a million people descended…



lost are found

The Lost are Found

I See You in that Tree Jesus once told a story about a man who had a hundred sheep and then one was lost. He told more than one story…



Lost Sheep

What matters most to God? I don’t know if you’ve ever thought much about that question… but I think it’s an important question for us to lean into.  Because if…