Jesus told stories. Sometimes shocking stories. Occasionally ordinary stories. Stories that invoked anger. Stories that encouraged. Stories of both violence and love. Some of the most memorable pieces of Jesus’ teaching are these stories called parables. Parables have often been described as earthly stories with heavenly meanings. The stories involved earthly things like treasures and parties, farms and plants, endearing characters as well as despicable men but they were intended to teach us about God, His Kingdom, His people, and His Son. Our hope is that God will give us ears to hear and hearts to understand the stories Jesus told.
