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Parable: Snowstorm Kindness

It was a freezing cold night with near-blizzard conditions in upstate New York. A man was driving through the snow until he came to a point where he knew he could not safely go any further. He pulled his car over and looked for a place where he … [Read more...]

Parable: Doing the Right Thing

One day, some years back, a teacher took his class of teenagers to an amusement park as an end-of-the-year party. They all went to the arcade room, and he watched one of his students standing in line to buy tokens. The man in front of the student … [Read more...]

Parable: Tested and Passed

Chase was a "bad" kid. He skipped school and got into trouble. He was wild, a risk-taker who would do crazy things on a dare. Above all, he was a poor student, and his grades reflected it. It was the spring of his junior year in high school, and … [Read more...]

Parable: How Much Do You Make?

Two men were chatting at a cocktail party. The first man asks, "What do you do for a living?" "I'm a school teacher." Says the second man. "A school teacher?!!" The first man replied with surprise. "It's such a low-paying field. If you don't … [Read more...]

Parable: Gun Runner

It’s a time of oppression. The citizens form a resistance. The corrupt government is silencing dissidents. One farmer is a gun runner. He buys guns and smuggles them into the country. The man gets caught and is thrown into a jail cell. A … [Read more...]

Parable: To Be Possible

The topic for the day in the children's schoolroom was aspirations. "Class, I'd like you to write down what you would like to be when you're a grown-up." The children shared their responses with the teacher. A doctor. A firefighter. An NBA … [Read more...]

Parable: Compliments, Who Needs Them?

Ted and Betsy have four children. The oldest is Keelie. She's a whiz kid, the smartest in her class. Her teachers praise her, and her friends admire her. Benjamin is a couple of years younger than Keelie. He is an athlete. His talent has been … [Read more...]

Parable: Two Soldiers

It was after an invasion into enemy territory. The soldiers were arguing with each other. They needed to go into an abandoned building to make sure the enemy was really gone, and no booby traps were waiting for them. The young unmarried soldier … [Read more...]

Parable: Age is…

"Hey, Old Man!" The young punk greeted his neighbor on the occasion of his 75th birthday. "Old Man?!!" He responded, "I'm just a man with the energy of three 25-year-olds inside!" Age is just a number. … [Read more...]

Parable: A Primer on Listening

A little girl came home from school with a drawing she’d made in class. She danced into the kitchen where her mother was preparing dinner. “Mom, guess what?” she squealed, waving the drawing. Her mother never looked up. “What?” she said, … [Read more...]