“I will open my mouth in parables. I will utter things kept secret from the foundation of the world.” (Matthew 13:35) I enjoy parables. They are great teaching tools and were used by Jesus to convey spiritual truths that are often difficult to grasp. In Jesus’ case, he would use an everyday situation that happens in life to communicate how he felt we should live our lives, respond to life situations, etc. Jesus liked them so much that about forty of them, over a third of the Gospels, […]

“He makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.” (Matthew 5:45) When I came to know Jesus, I actually thought my problems would disappear. After all, the burden of sin had been lifted from my shoulders. The sense of euphoria I felt initially placed an unrealistic expectation of what God would do for me. When I came down, I realized I had been forgiven. However, the consequences from all those sinful choices I made were […]

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) We live in strange times – times in which we really can’t trust what we hear and see. For example, the #1 bestseller for non-fiction on The New York Times bestseller list is Zealot by Reza Aslan. But the list is based on a survey of booksellers rather than actual sales. The irony is if sales were used, the Holy Bible would appear on the top of the list every week as […]

“For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to you In a time when you may be found; surely in a flood of great waters they shall not come near him.” (Psalm 32:6) My wife told me a story several years ago, which took the form of a modern-day parable. Jesus often relied on parables in the Bible to compare something in everyday life to a spiritual truth. However, many of us have trouble applying them in today’s world because we don’t belong to the culture for […]