This time last year, I was spreading one of several truck loads of garden soil to create raised beds in my garden. I had lived in my current house for 6 months, and I had just begun my efforts to transform the barren field behind my house into a natural haven. View from my screened…
Tag: What Is A Parable?
The Good Samaritan and Other Parables – Tomie dePaola
The Good Samaritan and Other Parables – Originally Published in 1987 Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon I Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon Image Credit: Tomie dePaola on Amazon
The Parable of the Seed: The Rest of the Story
What Is A Parable? A Parable is a story. Jesus told parables to help his followers understand various principles. A Parable is an illustration or comparison told to increase the listener’s understanding. In those cases, the stories usually symbolized something else. Jesus told the following parable or story about a farmer and the seeds that…
The Parable of the Sower and the Seed
Jesus told the following parable or story about a farmer and the seeds that he planted: “‘A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang…