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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...]

Parable: The King is in the Field

The king's usual place is in the capital city, in the royal palace. Anyone wishing to approach the king must go through the appropriate channels in the palace bureaucracy and gain the approval of a succession of secretaries and ministers. One … [Read more...]

Parable: Marble Jar

Have you heard of the marble jar? This story is about a man worried that time is running out. It was Jim's Medicare birthday. He was 65 years old. He knew the stats: The average person lives 75 years. He did the math. 52 x 75 = 3900 weeks. He … [Read more...]

Parable: Brotherly Love

Two brothers lived on opposite sides of the mountain. One brother had no wife and no children, while the other had a wife and seven children. Each brother feels bad for the other. "My brother has so many mouths to feed. I’ll bring him more … [Read more...]

Parable: No Competition, A Corn Tale

There was an Indian farmer whose corn won the blue ribbon at the State Fair year after year. One day, an enterprising reporter made an interesting discovery while interviewing the farmer. He found that the farmer shared his seed corn with his … [Read more...]

Parable: Handful of Rocks

A man was driving down the street in his brand-new BMW when a rock hit the side of his car. He pulled over and saw a boy with a handful of rocks in his hand. “Why are you throwing rocks? Look at the dent you caused to my new car.” “I’m sorry, … [Read more...]

Parable: Soothsayer

A wicked king sent for the soothsayer. "Tell me, you who sees the future, on what day will I die?" The soothsayer replied cautiously. "I can't tell you the specific date of the day you will die. But I can tell you one thing. It will be on a … [Read more...]

Parable: Other Side

A man went out for a walk. He came to a river and saw a woman on the opposite bank. "Yoo-hoo," he shouted, "how can I get to the other side?" The woman looked up the river, then down the river, then shouted back, "You're already on the … [Read more...]

Parable: Upwards to God

On the morning of the day that her beloved husband died, the good wife sat at his bedside and prayed for his recovery. With her eyes closed, she heard a fluttering of winged angels descending on the bed where her husband lay. “They are coming to … [Read more...]

Parable: Wanting It

There was a young student who wanted to gain admission to a prestigious school, but his grades thus far were average at best. He sat for his admissions interview, and the dean said to him, "I see your grades have not been stellar. Do you like to … [Read more...]