In his first public general audience address, Pope Leo XIV said he would continue his predecessor’s reflection on Jesus ...

In the second parable, the reign of God seems to be nothing but an insignificant mustard seed, and yet it is to grow and turn out to be the largest of bushes. And, as with any seed, in a way the large ...

Mustard Seed has come a long way since its founding in 1974 by the Willemses and Bob Mendlesohn, a convert to Christianity who later became a leader of Jews for Jesus and now lives in Sydney ...

It's a way of provoking people to think for themselves.... [For example], Jesus tells a parable about somebody who takes a mustard seed, plants it in the ground, and it grows up to be a great tree ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. Mark’s Gentile readers would have taken great comfort and hope from this parable.