{"product_id":"modern-parables","title":"Modern Parables","description":"'They say that we're all ignorant-just on different subjects. You may be a walking encyclopedia about computers  but know basically nothing about what's under the hood of your car. Someone else may be on airplanes who knows zilch about brain surgery.\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    What a great help it is when someone begins explaining something we know nothing about with  begin explaining something we know nothing about with  'A computer (a carburetor  a jet  the human brain) is like'\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    Relating the unknown to the known is the genius of parable. When Jesus had to get across abstract concepts like faith and love and the kingdom of heaven  that's exactly what He did. 'The kingdom of heaven is like' He would say  and another parable was on its way. People couldn't get enough of them.\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    Because they bring heaven a little closer to earth  people still love parables today  as Pastor Morris Venden has discovered wherever he's preached. Those who have heard the modern parables he shares in his sermons are constantly asking him for copies  which he has now gathered into this book.\u003cbr\u003e    \u003cbr\u003e    The parables inside? Well  they're like\u003cbr\u003e    Then again  why not just read them yourself?','Modern Parables by Morris L. Venden","brand":"Pacific Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41316198940723,"sku":"081631196X","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0103\/8902\/8915\/files\/081631196Xjpg_92ad5ee4-eef3-4e54-9c4e-3e50fac683f9.jpg?v=1774920728","url":"https:\/\/clovisabc.com\/products\/modern-parables","provider":"ClovisABC.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}