From Mark 4:1-20 We've grown up with these stories. Maybe you heard them in Sunday school, colored pictures of them, or watched the VeggieTales version. But here's what Dallas Willard wrote in his book on the parables of Jesus: "Jesus was the brightest man and the most capable and creative teacher who has ever lived. Please don't let anyone make a simpleton of him." These aren't children's tales. These aren't Aesop's fables. They are something far richer and stranger and more

I'm a millennial, so when I don't know how to do something, I go to YouTube. There is a tutorial video for almost anything you could ever need to know. I am forever in debt to those folks who simply record the process and give viewers step-by-step instructions on how to complete the task successfully. In Ephesians 6, Paul gives the church a mission: stand. Stand firm against the unseen powers attacking our hearts, minds, souls, and communities. Wouldn't it be great if we had