Find today’s readings here. Today’s Gospel reading is the parable of the Good Samaritan. Because the story and its message are so familiar, the word “Samaritan” has lost its sting for today’s audience ...

Q&A with Jewish scholar Steven Fine on the history of a biblical minority. The Good Samaritan shows up in Jesus’ parable in Luke 10 without much explanation of where he came from. And then he exits ...

Nick Spencer is Director of Research at Theos. This is an edited version of the Edgar Conrad Memorial Lecture delivered at Emmanuel College, the University of Queensland, on 16 March. The British - ...

Who among us hasn’t heard the parable of the Good Samaritan, the focus of today’s Gospel? It’s often called Jesus’ “most famous” parable, which always amuses me. As if there is some sort of ...

The obvious lesson we can immediately gather from the parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10,25,37) is that we should have true empathy and compassion with everyone, irrespective of how those involved ...

However, unless you are a Bible reader, you might not know that the phrase is based on a parable (teaching story) told by Jesus. Therefore, we will read the verses to garner an understanding of the ...

This story is used by Jesus to illustrate an answer to a question posed by a teacher of the law regarding “what must I do to inherent eternal life?” If you don’t recall this story, please refer to ...

The former Archbishop reviews The Political Samaritan: How Power Hijacked a Parable by Nick Spencer. By Rowan Williams After the gunman had slaughtered his victims at the church in Sutherland Springs ...

After the gunman had slaughtered his victims at the church in Sutherland Springs in Texas, he was himself shot by an armed member of the public determined to prevent his escape. The multiple horrors ...