Scripture: Matthew 13:51-52 (NRSV) A few verses before our morning’s parable, Jesus quotes from...

Scripture: Mark 4:26-29 (NRSV) Seeds are miraculous and crammed with possibility. George Bernard Shaw...

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 (NRSV) While Jesus was on earth, he had his doubters....

Scripture: Luke 18:9-14 (NRSV) Two men go to the temple to pray. One, a...

Scripture: Luke 14:15-24 (NRSV) Taking a bite from a fig, Jesus became more animated....