10/18/15
Chris Breslin
Matthew 13:44-52
“You thought God was an architect, now you know
He’s something like a pipe bomb ready to blow
And everything you built that’s all for show goes up in flames
In 24 frames.”
–Jason Isbell
“He has left us without root or soil or country, having Himself become our root and soil and country.” –Karl Barth
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail
With peace on earth, good will to men.”
-Henry Longfellow
“Not only does the ‘stone’ speak of the Messiah and the eschatological Temple; it also refers to the victory of this Messiah over the kingdoms that have oppressed the people of YHWH.” –N.T. Wright
Further Parables Reading
Sowing and Reaping by Emil Bruner
Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Cappon
The Power of Parable by John Dominic Crossan
Short Stories by Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine
Reading the Parables by Richard Lischer
Kingdom Conspiracy by Scot McKnight
Tell it Slant by Eugene Peterson
Stories with Intent by Klyne Snodgrass
