(Luke 14:26-33) Proposes that we OUGHT to be like the man who doesn't build a tower and the king who doesn't go to battle.

(Luke 18:10-14) Uses the parable of the tax-gatherer and the Pharisee to define true bigotry.

(Matthew 4:5-7) Looks at the prohibition against "testing God" found in the second temptation of Jesus.

(Matthew 25:1-13) Explains the parable as a call to a deep and persevering desire for the kingdom of God.

(Matthew 25:14-30) Asserts that "orthodoxy" can be a way of burying one's talent in the ground.

(Matthew 13) Presents the dynamic manner in which the parables of Jesus communicate.

(Luke 12:1-5) Explains what Jesus meant by "the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy."

(Ecclesiastes) Explores the dark, realistic vision of life found in Ecclesiastics.

(Psalm 23) Explains the life and death issues involved in Psalm 23.

(Deuteronomy 8:1-10) Illustrates the place of suffering in the Christian life through the story of the manna in the wilderness.

(Exodus) Draws the analogy between how God dealt with Israel in the exodus and how He deals with us today.

(Exodus 20:4-6) Highlights the transcendent nature of God taught by the commandment against "graven images."