Pastor's Corner: A master storyteller tells the story

If you’ve ever done much reading in the Gospels — that is, the first four books of the New Testament — you’ve probably noticed Jesus was a master storyteller. Someone would ask him a question and he would reply by telling a story (or a parable, if you will). Why did he do that? We may not know for certain but I suspect there are at least a few reasons.

First, almost everyone can understand a story, regardless of one’s age, background or level of education. Isn’t that why children so often plead with their parents, “Tell me a story”? Second, stories tend to hold our attentio...