Unexpected Tales

This series explores the parables of Jesus, revealing him as a playful, disruptive, and provocative storyteller. We’ll move beyond the search for simple formulas or one-line life lessons, which Jesus rarely offered. Instead, these discussions embrace how his stories challenge comfortable assumptions and invite us to think more deeply. The parables are designed to disrupt what we think we know, encouraging a more imaginative and interactive engagement with his teachings.

Rather than just earthly tales with a hidden heavenly meaning, the parables call us to be provoked and to reconsider the world around us. A central theme is the overwhelming generosity of God’s kingdom, a concept that counters ideas of scarcity and waste. Ultimately, we find that the key to unlocking these profound stories is not a specific interpretive method, but a direct encounter with Jesus. The focus shifts from simply knowing the right answers to responding to the storyteller himself.