Attention Quote by Robert Farrar Capon

“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

“When scriptures are used as the Lord has caused them to be recorded, they have intrinsic power that is not communicated when paraphrased.”

— Richard G. Scott

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’ words are inseparable from his person. He himself is the message he proclaims.

— George Eldon Ladd

“It is the Word alone, and not the interference with it, that finally counts. True enough, and fittingly enough, the most obvious point in…

— Robert Farrar Capon

For years I thought my assignment or the Church's assignment was to articulate the Gospel and nothing more. Now I believe that if we…

— Max Lucado

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

— Ron Brackin

“Jesus taught in parables for a reason.”

— Stuart Connelly

“The gospel is unknown not from want of explanation but from absence of personal revelation. This the Holy Spirit is ready to give to…

— Charles Spurgeon

“Giving voice to God's Word is a method of calling for things that God has given by promise and are not yet manifest.”

— Charles Capps

“Parables are told only because they are true, not because the actions of the characters in them can be recommended for imitation. Good Samaritans…

— Robert Farrar Capon

“Jesus’ words, “Forgive them for they do not know what they do,” also apply to yourself.” ― Eckhart Tolle, Stillness Speaks”

— Eckhart Tolle