Reading the Bible
The Parables
Jesus' short stories and the upside-down world they ask us to imagine.
22 sermons, newest first
Who Actually Gets Invited to the Table August 30, 2026. Toochi Ngwangwa · Luke 14:15–24 · 2026 15 min Who Told You That You Couldn't Dream Big? August 23, 2026. Antonio Ingram · Luke 15:8–10 · 2026 25 min What Happened After the Black Squares August 16, 2026. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Matthew 21:28–32 · 2026 38 min When Being 'Wise' Means Leaving Someone Behind August 9, 2026. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Matthew 25:1–13 · 2026 36 min Joy Is Not the Opposite of Justice August 2, 2026. Bekki Fahrer · Matthew 13:44–46 · 2026 33 min Someone Else's Win Isn't Your Loss July 26, 2026. Heidi Mills · Matthew 20:1–16 · 2026 28 min Gatekeeper or Gate Breacher? You Decide. July 19, 2026. Trevor Wentt · Luke 16:19–31 · 2026 33 min Pray Like a Menace July 12, 2026. Daniel Dixon · Luke 18:1–8 · 2026 34 min Imagination Is a Battleground, Not a Hobby July 5, 2026. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Mark 4:1–20 · 2026 29 min Small Is How the Kingdom Works June 28, 2026. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Matthew 13:31–33 · 2026 27 min Fear Is Not How You Steward Anything June 14, 2026. Bekki Fahrer · Matthew 25:14–30 · 2026 35 min The Banquet Where Everyone Belongs May 18, 2025. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Luke 14:1–24 · 2025 20 min Forgive Us Our Trepasses/Debts July 7, 2024. Anthony Parrott · Matthew 6 · 2024 41 min Stewardship November 19, 2023. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Luke 16 · 2023 27 min Be Like the Worst Tax Collector - On Generosity and Repair August 20, 2023. Heidi Mills · Luke 18:9–14 · 2023 28 min How to Be Human: A Jubilee Spirituality for All of Us - Hospitality and Humility August 13, 2023. Toochi Ngwangwa · Luke 14:7–24 · 2023 19 min Divest and Reinvest November 20, 2022. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Luke 12:13–34 · 2022 36 min Squandering October 30, 2022. Tonetta Landis-Aina · Luke 16:1–13 · 2022 27 min The Rich Man, Lazarus, and Hell March 14, 2021. Anthony Parrott · Luke 16:19–31 · 2021 40 min Lost Sheep, Coin, Son March 7, 2021. Anna Alcaro, Erin Byrne & Heidi Mills · Luke 15:1–32 · 2021 30 min Lament Over Jerusalem February 28, 2021. Bekki Fahrer · Luke 13:1–9 · 2021 29 min From Religion to Relationship February 21, 2021. Anselm Beach & Skyler Showell · Luke 10:25–42 · 2021 33 min