Essential for Growth

Commenting on how we understand Jesus's parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke chapter 10 verses 25-37, Rebecca McLaughlin writes: We hear a call to care for strangers in need. But Jesus's first audience heard more. They heard a story of love across racial, religious, and political difference, in which the moral hero was their sworn enemy. (The Secular Creed, 2021: p.11)Yet how many today are even aware of the parable of the Good Samaritan let alone understand its significance for us? Even more importantly, how many today know the Jesus of the historical Gospel accounts?Find out more in this podcast.