One of the most familiar of Jesus’ parables is the Good Samaritan, found only in Luke 10:25-37. Jesus told the parable in a conversation with an expert in the law about how to have eternal life. While the parable’s story line is simple and memorable, it includes twists that turn the whole conversation on its head. Jesus opened the way to eternal life, although it wasn’t quite the way that the expert in the law or anyone else expected.
A depressingly common theme that runs through human history is the oppression of the poor by the rich. In the first century, Christians were...
Who would have thought that a book called Numbers would contain interesting stories that are applicable to our lives today? Actually, the Jews call...
It’s one thing to say we believe, another to demonstrate it with what we do with our possessions and our abilities.