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The episode discusses the transformative power of God's work as illustrated by Jesus' parables in the Gospel.

Share a comment A pinch of leaven disappears into dough, and then everything changes. That’s Jesus’ picture of the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13, and we slow down to let it land: God’s work often starts small, quiet, and unseen, but it spreads until nothing is left untouched. We also zoom out to the moment in the Gospel story when opposition hardens, Israel’s leaders reject their Messiah, and parables become Jesus’ primary way of speaking to the crowds while giving His followers deeper expl...

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