Matthew 25:14-30

One of my favorite parables in the New Testament is found in Matthew 25. Sandwiched between two other parables is the Parable of the Ten Talents. Something about each of us being given talents caught my fancy. Of course, in my humble youth I always assumed I was a five-talent girl who would end up with ten. I mean, why not? The sheer accumulation of years has knocked that ideation out of me but I still believe I am at least a two-talent girl just trying to double my abilities. At any rate, I have studied this parable and I now know that there’s more to it than I first thought. Continue reading →