Don’t miss the judgment (Luke 13:1-9)
Jesus’ parables ought to alarm us, draw us short.
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When we are too close to the parables of Jesus, they tend to lose their edge. When we know the end of the story in our bones, parables no longer surprise us. When our interpretations boil parables down to bromides, Jesus no longer confronts us with hard truths.
