Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
With the books of Ezra and Nehemiah, we arrive at the end of Old Testament history with the Jews back in their land after...
Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.
