Themes: Global Forgiveness Day; forgiving; saying sorry; the parables of Jesus; Christianity. Summary: This assembly, which is suitable for an act of collective worship, focuses on a parable that ...

When it comes to parables and to ancient texts in general, our listening skills are not as developed as they should be. Not only do we frequently miss the original provocation, and not only do we ...

[Editors’ note: This is part of America’s 2019 family issue. Click here to find our other stories on faith and today’s families.] “Then let us celebrate with a feast, because this son of mine was dead ...

Re “The Prodigal Sons” (column, Feb. 18): David Brooks makes a touching case for understanding and inclusion in retelling the Gospel parable for modern times. But while ostensibly pleading for unity, ...