Category: Modern Parables
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Candle Power
Bright Corner or Small Corner? Genesis 1:1-5, Isaiah 9:2 She lay awake, struggling to communicate with God, knowing that God […]
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Psalm 139 from a Chicken’s Point of View
Matthew 25:31-46 O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I […]
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Governor Zacchaeus
“Zacchaeus was a wee little man, a wee little man was he.” Annoying tune. Catchy, but annoying. An ear worm […]
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The Offering
This “story” has no plot and no questions at the end. Money: NB=New Bill, OB=Old Bill, AB1 to AB4=Other Bills […]
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Come and See / The Ugly Duckling
John 1:35-51 The writer of the gospel of John does not appear to have read the synoptic gospels. He does […]
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Council of the Gospels
Writings attributed to the Apostles circulated among the earliest Christian communities. The Pauline epistles from the 50s and 60s were […]
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Nativity
“Are they here yet?” Grandma called from the kitchen. “The cinnamon rolls are almost done.” “I see the truck coming […]
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Foundations and Rain
Matthew 7:24-27 William was a contractor. He built houses. For many years, he built houses for other people. Nice houses. […]
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Yappy Little Dog in Heaven
This is my version of a familiar story about choosing between heaven and hell. Luke 14:7-11 Joe Smith died and […]
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Three Rooms
In a vision, a woman was shown three rooms side by side. From one room came the sounds of moaning and groaning. Her guide pointed to that door.
