As previously noted, I’m participating in the HMS University for Living, offering a workshop on the Parables of Jesus. For 6 weeks, using the Loyola Press “6 Weeks With the Bible” Parables: Stories of the Kingdom book that I wrote, (and along with all the stuff I didn’t get to use in the book, we’ll explore the parables of Jesus. We’ll discuss, bounce the parables off of our own lives, try to listen more closely to what Jesus is saying to us through them.

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