Silence Quote by John Dominic Crossan

“Jesus’ example is one of patience and keeping the peace. He was never argumentative or disrespectful. Never rolled His eyes or sighed with exasperation.…

— Lee Peoples

I suspect that Jesus spoke many of his parables as a kind of sad and holy joke and that that may be part of…

— Frederick Buechner

“Jesus spoke in parables not only to disclose truth but also to disclose the heart of the listener, to see how much that listener…

— Richard P. Hansen

“It's easy to be a Jesus freak in the noise, but can we be Jesus freaks in the silence?”

— Alisa Hope Wagner

“Jesus taught in parables for a reason.”

— Stuart Connelly

“Maybe that's why Jesus was so fond of parables: Nothing describes the indescribable like a good yarn.”

— Cathleen Falsani

Jesus was a brilliant Jewish stand-up comedian, a phenomenal improviser. His parables are great one-liners.

— Camille Paglia

“Followers of Jesus do well to spend more time engaging him than explaining him.”

— Ron Brackin

If he'd [Jesus] been a little more concerned for his own safety and well being he may have toned things down a little bit…

— Brad Warner

“What if you listened harder to the story of the man on the cross who found a way to endure his suffering than to…

— Cheryl Strayed

“Only Jesus can complete.”

— Phindiwe Nkosi

“Jesus never had a problem with the people who had a lot of questions. He was concerned with the ones who thought they had…

— Maria Goff