Monday, February 23, 2009
A (bad) parable
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The Kingdom of Heaven is Like...
...yeast in dough that is baked into bread
...planting seeds in a field, and then weeds grow
...finding the greatest treasure in the world and hanging onto it
...catching all kinds of different fish with only one net
...throwing a wedding reception but different people than you would expect showed up
...paying all the workers the same amount, even though they don't deserve it
...a student who attended a Christian school their entire life. Day after day, the Word of God was preached and taught, discussed and learned. Many meaningful verses were memorized, and powerful worship songs were sung in chapel. The student loved God, but also loved the world - the words, the songs and the material things of the world.
One day, at an unexpected moment, the student heard God's voice speak. While listening to music, not in chapel or in the Christian school classroom, but over the airwaves of the radio station, while driving along the freeway. God's voice spoke clearly, in truth, in love.
"I am here too."
The Kingdom of Heaven is Like...
...yeast in dough that is baked into bread
...planting seeds in a field, and then weeds grow
...finding the greatest treasure in the world and hanging onto it
...catching all kinds of different fish with only one net
...throwing a wedding reception but different people than you would expect showed up
...paying all the workers the same amount, even though they don't deserve it
...a student who attended a Christian school their entire life. Day after day, the Word of God was preached and taught, discussed and learned. Many meaningful verses were memorized, and powerful worship songs were sung in chapel. The student loved God, but also loved the world - the words, the songs and the material things of the world.
One day, at an unexpected moment, the student heard God's voice speak. While listening to music, not in chapel or in the Christian school classroom, but over the airwaves of the radio station, while driving along the freeway. God's voice spoke clearly, in truth, in love.
"I am here too."
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