Who Is At Our Banquet? Have you ever been to a banquet? The banquets that Jesus describes in His parables is not like that of the world. The upper status guests to these banquets refuse to come (Matthew 22:5-6, Luke … Read More
Sitting in a Church Pew There’s a popular saying which goes, “Sitting in a church pew doesn’t make you a Christian any more than sitting in a garage makes you a car.” There’s a lot of truth to that statement, … Read More
A Parable of Two “Waters” A man was dying in the desert when he came upon a tent. Inside the tent were two people. One of those people appeared friendly, warm, and inviting. The other person appeared ugly, cold and … Read More
The Sower and the Soils In the parable of the “ Sower and the Soils ” (Mt. 13:1-9; Mk. 4:1-9; Lk. 8:4-8), Jesus spoke of a man who sowed seed upon four different kinds of soil (wayside soil, stony places, … Read More
Examining Leaven The American Heritage Dictionary defines leaven as “an agent, such as yeast, that causes batter or dough to rise, especially by fermentation.” The term “leaven” is mentioned 24 times in the Bible. Sometimes it is used in a … Read More