Spring of Hope

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  The word “parable” is derived from the Greek word 'parabole' meaning ‘putting things side by side’.” A parable is basically when one story is laid out beside another story, and the two stories run beside one another. In other words, the two stories are “parallel” to each other.Life on earth has two realms dimensions, one physical, and the other spiritual. They run parallel to each other. Two dimensions coexist at the same time, running side by side. When Jesus spoke in parables he revealed the mystery of the kingdom of heaven. He is teaching us to see past this perceived reality of life to eternity. Jesus is the bridge that spans dimensions. He was fully man and fully God in One. He spans the gap between human perception of life and eternity. We see parables of Jesus only in the Synoptic Gospels. (Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as synoptic gospels which include many of the same...

Buy my book   " Joy in the Journey " on Amazon now 20% goes to missions  Joe likes to sing in the choir. But he was always off beat and off notes and it was affecting the choir as a whole. The efforts of the choir director to get him out of the choir were not working. Joe thinks he is doing a fantastic job and is so excited to be part of the choir. Finally, the choir director approached the pastor. The Pastor called Joe and said, “I think you are good fit for leading the children’s church and I want you to take that responsibility. Joe said, “no pastor, that is the time when the choir sings, and I cannot miss the choir.” The Pastor then asked him to take up an usher position and he refused. “Pastor, you know I sing in the choir, and I cannot miss it”, said Joe. After trying several things, Pastor finally told him, ”Joe, some people have told me that you can’t sing, and you need to get out of the choir”. Joe was shocked, and paused for a moment and ...