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Examining Our Barriers to Speaking about Christ—8

They May Ask Questions I Can’t Answer. This series of posts is based on God’s will for us to speak to others about Christ. We’ve been examining barriers that may hinder us from doing so (series begins here). Recently the emphasis has been on remembering that it is Christ we want to speak about, asContinue reading “Examining Our Barriers to Speaking about Christ—8”

Parables of the Kingdom 7

Minas and Talents. The parable of the Minas (Luke 19:11-27) and the parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) are similar and also different. One of the differences is the amount of money entrusted to the servants. The word for “talent” in Matthew’s parable does indeed refer to money (see v. 27), not skills or abilities.Continue reading “Parables of the Kingdom 7”