Parables of the Kingdom

I love the parables of Jesus because they remind me that God can place eternal truth inside the most ordinary moments of life. A farmer walking across a field, a woman kneading dough, a father waiting for a son, a traveller lying beside a road, a merchant searching for a pearl, or workers standing in a marketplace could become the doorway into a revelation about the kingdom of God. Jesus did not make truth shallow when He made it understandable. He made it memorable, searchable, and persona...