Every once in a while there comes along an opportunity that is so fabulous that it is too good to pass up. However, such opportunities often require us to give up all our other options and put all our eggs in one basket. In Matthew 13:44-46, Jesus told two very short parables about the kingdom of heaven. In each parable, a man seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, giving up everything for the sake of gaining very much more.
Christian thinking is thinking like Jesus, especially as seen in his becoming one of us to die on the cross.
The parable of the workers in the vineyard reminds us that entering the kingdom of God is not about our work but God’s generosity.
It is hard to imagine what the world would be like without Saul of Tarsus (the apostle Paul), but it would have been harder...