The Stories We Tell Ourselves

By Joel Aguilar | November 17, 2023 | Comments Off on The Stories We Tell Ourselves

The parable of the talents has haunted me for a long time. It has frightened me since I was a teenager. I remember hearing the youth pastor preaching about this passage several times. Every time he brought this parable up, I felt uncomfortable.

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Real Talent?

By Pat Thompson | November 13, 2020 | Comments Off on Real Talent?

For those of us who were raised in the United States, we have a tendency to read the Parable of the Talents through the lens of meritocracy—your reward is the…

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Wait… God Did What?

By Lina Thompson | November 17, 2017 | Comments Off on Wait… God Did What?

If we view this parable through the lens of an honor-based culture, not a wealth-based culture, then this parable unlocks beautiful truth about where the Kingdom of God is located.

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Children of the Resurrection

By Joel Van Dyke | November 4, 2016 | Comments Off on Children of the Resurrection

The Gospel not only empowers us to see, but to see from a particular vantage point-through the unconstrained eyes of a child. It is an invitation to see from within…

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