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joysightings

by Phil Fields

My collection of readings of various parables giving spiritual insight.

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  1. 52 Defining Faith and The Long Walk

    After being directly involved in Bible translation since 1983, I have wanted to share with younger generations about the things I have learned from my experiences as a Bible translator— the things that made the most impact on me through my years. I have now decided to put a few of my most…

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  2. Reader, take NOTE! Pointers for understanding parables 66

    Today I would like to give pointers for understanding Jesus' parables. I consider the parable to be one of the greatest of all teaching devices, and a legacy of the Greatest Teacher. I will end this episode by sharing a non-Biblical parable. One little detail to understand is that the word...

  3. 50 The Signal Tower; The Bumble Bee; The Potato Bug

    Parables by William E. Barton, from The Wit and Wisdom of Safed the Sage, published in 1919. This book is available for free download at the Library of Congress.

  4. 49 The Scrub Team; The June Christmas Tree; Things One Wants To Know

    Parables by William E. Barton published in 1919.

  5. 48 The Quick and the Dead; Hollyhocks and the Storm; The Circus Procession

  6. 47 The Next Time; Eden and the Serpent; The Height of the Sky

  7. 46 The First Robin; The River Current; The Robin and the Cherries

  8. 45 Parable of the Shore Dinner; Heaven and the Steamboat; Hollyhocks I Transplanted

  9. 44 On Duty Half Done; The Easter Bonnet; Hollyhocks I Did Not Plant

  10. 43 The Time for Weariness; Crumbs and Bubbles; The Barber Shop

  11. 42 Safed's Introduction; The Bay Rum; On Being Independent; The Home of the Sparrow

  12. 41 The New Recipe; The River and the Flood; The Crossing Tender

  13. 40 The Coffee and the Doughnut; Having Enough; The Bad Boy

  14. 39 The High Cost of Living; The Man in the Upper Berth; When Business Was Really Good

  15. 38 The Collection of Geniuses; The Catalogue of Flowers; The Different Kinds of Seed

    Three more classic parables of William E. Barton.

  16. 37 How I Obtained the Philosopher's Stone; The Pins

  17. 36 Tales of the Resistance: Burning Place

  18. 35 Tales of the Resistance: Traffic Court

  19. 34 Tales of the Resistance: The Enchanter's Revenge

  20. 33 Tales of the Resistance: The Orphan Exodus

  21. 32 Tales of the Resistance: The Carnival Daughter

  22. 31 Tales of the Resistance: The Forbidden Princess

  23. 30 Tales of the Resistance: The Sewer Rat and the Boiler Brat

  24. 29 Tales of the Resistance: The Most Beautiful Player of All

  25. 28 Tales of the Resistance: The Challenger

  26. 27 Tales of the Resistance: The Taxi Resistance

  27. 26 Tales of the Resistance: 2. Doubletalk, Triple Tongue, and Theysay

  28. 25 Tales of the Resistance: 1. Back to Enchanted City

    You will love these stories! These have been a blessing to our children and grand kids.

  29. 24 The Curves and the Tangents, The Woodpecker

  30. 23 Tales of the Kingdom: 12. Trial by Fire

  31. 22 Tales of the Kingdom: 11. Fire in the Forest

  32. 21 Tales of the Kingdom: 10. Princess Amanda and the Dragon

  33. 20 Tales of the Kingdom: 9. Two Noisy Knights

  34. 19 Tales of the Kingdom: 8. Sighting Day

  35. 18 Tales of the Kingdom: 7. The Baker Who Loved Bread

    for information, please see the ReadMeFirst Answer file at dailybiblereading.info.

  36. 17 Tales of the Kingdom: 6. Hero's Quest

  37. 16 Tales of the Kingdom: 5. A Girl Named Dirty

  38. 15 Tales of the Kingdom: 4. The Faithless Ranger

  39. 14 Tales of the Kingdom: 3. The Apprentice Juggler

  40. 13 Tales of the Kingdom: 2. The Orphan Keeper's Assistant

  41. 12 Tales of the Kingdom: 1. The Enchanted City

  42. 11 The man from Jonesville; Lying Offshore

  43. 10 The Women and their Carfare; The Doughnut; plus a testimony

    My testimony was recorded in Papua in 2014. It was recorded as part of the Daily Bible Reading Podcast, and that's why at the end that I was transitioning to reading the day's Scriptures. I have no idea why that testimony got linked with these two parables! Although, it is the story of a true Joy...

  44. 09 The Windmill and the Pump; The Wives of the Prophet

  45. 08 Magnanimity; Confession is good for the cell

  46. 07 The Gravity Trolley, and The transformed tooth

  47. 06 The Millionaire and the Scrublady; Grindstone and Scythe

  48. 05 Concerning Rest / The Diamond

  49. 04 Profanity and The Screens and the Shoes

  50. 03 The Next time; Eden and the Serpent

    These two parables are repeated plus one in episode 47.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

My collection of readings of various parables giving spiritual insight.

HOSTED BY

Phil Fields

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