Summary Continuing The River’s series on the parables, Jonathan Culley taught on the story most people call the parable of the talents, from Matthew 25. He opened by explaining that a “talent” was originally a unit of weight, about 100 pounds of silver, and that the English word for ability actually comes from this story, […]

Summary Jonathan Culley teaches on the parable of the persistent widow from Luke 18, correcting a common misreading that turns prayer into wearing down a reluctant, distant judge. He argues God is nothing like the unjust judge in the story – He is a loving father who already wants to give good gifts to His […]

Summary Jonathan Culley takes on the story most people know as the parable of the prodigal son and argues the traditional reading misses the point. Rather than a story about a good son and a bad son, he proposes renaming it the parable of the father’s table, read alongside the two short parables that precede […]