Once Upon A New Orleanian

Jesus grew up a generational Israelite and understood their stories. For the open-minded He seamlessly framed His words in common cultural images that were saplings of spiritual secrets, morsels of meaning, dangled before the hungry heart that they might get it.

New Orleanians get New Orleans. But do we get Jesus? The easy-read, fast-paced stories inside might help.

Six brief stories are set in New Orleans contexts. Some were originally told as stories by Jesus. The others relive some of Hi...