The word “parable” comes from the Greek words para– alongside and balo– to cast or to throw. Often we have been taught to read parables as allegory or metaphor. And sometimes they are meant to be read that way. Sometimes, they are used to provide comparisons or contrasts between the world as it is and […]
Category: Ethics
Rich Men, Dead Men
Hello Readers: I spent last weekend at a conference for young adults and so I haven’t been able to spend as much time writing and keeping to my regular posting schedule. This week I’ll have two shorter posts, here are some thoughts about Jesus’ unsettling parable of Lazarus and the rich man
Conversation in Faith 