“God gives so that we can exist and flourish, but not only for that, God gives so that we can help others exist and flourish as well. God’s gifts aim at making us into generous givers, not just fortunate receivers. God gives so that we, in human measure, can be givers too.” –Miroslav Volf
“We’re buying gifts for our Father from the allowance he has given us.” –Mandy Smith
“What people revere, they resemble, either for ruin or for restoration.” –GK Beale
“Paul suggest that the many gifts made to Israel have been transferred to the Gentiles (Rom 11). All the gifts of God work that way. One does not hoard, hide, or bury the promises, the sacraments, ministry, joy, hope, justice, witness, suffering, salvation, or reconciliation. What the third slave did is, strictly speaking, impossible, for when the gifts are buried, they cease to exist.” – Richard Lischer
Further Parables Reading
Paul & the Gift by John Barclay
Sowing and Reaping by Emil Bruner
Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon
The Power of Parable by John Dominic Crossan
Parables of Jesus by Joachim Jeremias
Short Stories by Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine
Reading the Parables by Richard Lischer
Tell it Slant by Eugene Peterson
The Vulnerable Pastor by Mandy Smith
Stories with Intent by Klyne Snodgrass
Free of Charge by Miroslav Volf
