If we are in children of God and part of his Kingdom, then he lays claim on all that we have and calls us to faithfulness, devotion, and integrity with all that we have been given.

If we are in children of God and part of his Kingdom, then he lays claim on all that we have and calls us to faithfulness, devotion, and integrity with all that we have been given.

In the parable of the dishonest manager, Jesus encourages us to be shrewd with our money - to invest it in something that will last forever, namely friends.

In the parable of the dishonest manager, Jesus encourages us to be shrewd with our money - to invest it in something that will last forever, namely friends.

While the elder brother seems so different from his younger brother, Jesus helps us see how similar they are, and how even the apparently righteous older brother needed a Savior. This closing scene exposes the Pharisee in us all and the greatness of God's grace.

While the elder brother seems so different from his younger brother, Jesus helps us see how similar they are, and how even the apparently righteous older brother needed a Savior. This closing scene exposes the Pharisee in us all and the greatness of God's grace.

The Prodigal Son, Part 1. A long look at how far the prodigal son fell into sin reveals how lost we really are apart from Christ. And in light of that lostness, the welcome of the father reveals how extravagant the love of God is.

The Prodigal Son, Part 1. A long look at how far the prodigal son fell into sin reveals how lost we really are apart from Christ. And in light of that lostness, the welcome of the father reveals how extravagant the love of God is.

God invites us to join him in rejoicing over the rescuing of the lost. These two parables tell us something about how God accomplishes salvation, what God rejoices in, and they offer us an invitation to join him in rejoicing and in causing him to rejoice.

God invites us to join him in rejoicing over the rescuing of the lost. These two parables tell us something about how God accomplishes salvation, what God rejoices in, and they offer us an invitation to join him in rejoicing and in causing him to rejoice.