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Other seeds land on rocky ground but grow only a little before dying. Still other seed grow a great deal before weeds choke them. Lastly, some seeds produce a bountiful harvest, thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold (see Matthew 13:1-23), emphasizing growth and fruitfulness. The parable of the talents in the Gospel of Matthew also addresses the theme of growth and fruitfulness, but from a different perspective. A master goes away on a long journey, entrusting different portions of his fortune to three servants until his return. Two of the three invest the money and double it. The third buries his t...

Integrity Music released the follow-up EP, YWAM Kona Music last Friday. The debut release, The Commission, released in 2020 and contained songs about the mission of being sent; whereas, this new EP is the continued heart and next step to follow through the call to reach the ends of the earth. YWAM Kona Music is a diverse, global collective of artists, creatives, dreamers and musicians. With radical faith and a passion for loving God and loving people, this community of worshippers has the Great Commandment in their hearts and the Great Commission on their lips. The project features the YWA...

Catholic social teaching nourishes parishes, parishioners — and society “Laudato Si’,” “Fratelli Tutti” and other encyclicals inspire individual Catholics, students in Catholic classrooms and faith life at parishes A series of infographics offer a guide to each chapter of Pope Francis’ “Fratelli Tutti” encyclical letter on fraternity and social friendship. Father William Holtzinger, pastor of St. Anne Parish in Grants Pass, said he found the term “political love” particularly inspiring. (Courtesy the USCCB’s â€...

20 Truths from Eugene Cho and Samira Izadi Page's latest release, ‘No Longer Strangers.’

The parable of the talents in the Gospel of Matthew also addresses the theme of growth and fruitfulness, but from a different perspective. A master goes away on a long journey, entrusting different portions of his fortune to three servants until his return. Two of the three invest the money and double it. The third buries his treasure and reaps no profit for his master. When the master returns, he praises the first two servants for their faithfulness. He condemns the third for wasting the opportunity before him (Matthew 25:14-30). So what is the fruit in the first parable? What are these tale...