The Parable of the Talents, or the Minas, or the Pounds, appears twice in the Gospels: in Luke 19 and Matthew 25. It has received its fair share of interpretations over the centuries, the common thread being that the master is Christ, his journey away and his return are is…

Kendrick Lamar’s deeply intimate writing communicates both personal and universal elements of faith. With the 2017 release of his fourth studio album Damn, Kendrick Lamar sent ripples across not only the hip hop community but the entire music sphere. Scores of music blogs and publications dived headfirst into this richly…

The Bible’s most well-known love story heralds the greatest of all: that between God and His creation. — If you ask any Christian today who grew up in Sunday school, it’s likely that they have heard the story of Ruth and Naomi one way or another. It’s often framed as one of the Bible’s great love stories, with the relationship between Ruth and Boaz taking center stage. For…

The familiar tale of the rebellious prophet Jonah reveals our shared flaws in understanding God’s mercy As a regularly taught story in Sunday School and a Veggie Tales classic, I believe that most folks have an existing understanding of the book of Jonah. I’ve been fortunate enough to revisit it recently with my church, and I’ve learned that this story contains so much more depth than…