Sean Fletcher meets Christians inspired by Jesus’ parables, exploring the profound meaning in the stories of the Lost Sheep, ...

This parable is one of six known as prayer parables: The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin, The Lost Son, The Pharisee and Tax Collector, The Friend at Midnight, and the Persistent Widow. When the parables ...

The parable of the Sheep and the Goats – also called ‘The Last Judgment’ – comes together with other parables of the Endtime, like the Ten Talents, or the Ten Foolish Bridesmaids. All these teachings ...

In this worship symposium service of word and table, we will celebrate communion after hearing Kevin Adams preach on Luke 15 on parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son. Music will ...

The key theme of this Sunday’s Gospel is the recovery of the repentant sinner. The Gospel itself comes in two versions: a short and a long form. The short form includes only the first two parables in ...

The parables in today’s Gospel are very familiar. Each highlights lost items and the joy associated with finding them. Reflecting on these parables on the anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, a day when ...

DALLAS TWP. — “I came to get washed up,” Jesus tells John the Baptist, who is, of course, baptizing people. “You’ve got to be kidding!” a Pharisee complains, when he hears that God is more pleased ...

Amy-Jill Levine and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, illus. by Margaux Meganck. Westminster John Knox, $16 (40p) ISBN 978-0-664-26274-7 Levine and Sasso present contemporary retellings of the three biblical ...

Before we explore the eighth and last part in our series, “Why did Jesus die?” we are going to take a quick break and take a brief look at six parables told by Jesus. A parable is not just a nice ...