The first parable speaks to us of the Fig tree which had leaves but was barren of any fruit. With this image, the Lord is rebuking those around Him who adorned themselves with the greenery of external ...

The New Testament is filled to the brim with symbolic acts, but the Christian messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, was a master of this tactic. Jesus answered the toughest philosophical questions with stories ...

There are two different references in this passage from Luke’s Gospel, one a historical episode involving the suppression of a riot; the other an allegory to illustrate repentance. In both the message ...

Luke takes a different approach, and emphasizes the value of cultivating the ground around a barren fig tree: “I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it; it may bear fruit in the ...

The New Testament is filled to the brim with symbolic acts, but the Christian messiah, Jesus of Nazareth, was a master of this tactic. Jesus answered the toughest philosophical questions with stories ...