More Than a Clever Story: What Jesus Wants You to Know About Life From the Parables He Told

Jesus' parables. They are widely known-or at least often referenced. But does that mean they are well understood? Having slipped into the lingua franca of our day, we could be missing some of what He was communicating. If familiarity breeds contempt, perhaps our sense that we know these stories insulates us from what Jesus was saying about life with God.

If Jesus intended His parables to be much more than helpful illustrations or memorable word pictures, we might need to hear them in a fresh...