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: prayer
The Good Gift
If you have been around Christian churches and Christian people for even a little while, you have probably heard a sermon on the Lord’s Prayer. Or read about it in a devotional. Or learned about it in a Bible study. Which is all good. This prayer is worth spending time thinking about and contemplating. And […]
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