If you or your children grew up watching Sesame Street, you’re probably familiar with a little song called “One of These is Not Like the Others.” While the song is sung, the...
One of These Is Not Like the Others
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Brother Jerry Valenti
Articles by Brother Jerry Valenti
Let the Dead Bury Their Dead
I heard the following story about 20 years ago. It may or may not be true, but it provides a good intro for this article. In the late 1990s, the most popular play on Broadway was...
You Never Know What You’re Going to Catch
Jesus concludes a day of sharing parables with this one: “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind: Which, when it...
You’re a Treasure
Jesus is in the midst of sharing a total of seven parables with His disciples on a particular day. So far, He has related the parables of the sower, the wheat and tares, the...
The Growth of the Kingdom of God on Earth
After relating the parable of the sower and the parable of the wheat and tares to the large audience that was gathered, Jesus shares two more short parables with them before...
Converting Tares into Wheat
In the parable of the sower, Jesus taught that His true followers are the ones bringing forth much fruit for the kingdom. His next parable also has an agricultural theme. In this...
Parable of the Quarterback
It’s been a busy day for Jesus. Earlier in the day, He was addressing some of His followers and referred to them as His family (brother, sister, mother). Now, Jesus has left the...
Unity in Righteousness
Let’s begin with a few familiar verses of scripture: Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.Seek ye first the kingdom of God,...
All For One and One For All
If you keep up with news reports in the world of politics today, you’re likely aware that news reporters in this particular arena are generally quite biased, going out of their...
Did You Need Forgiveness?
It was supposed to be a simple dinner at Simon the Pharisee’s house. But, when the invited guest is Jesus Christ, anything can happen (and it usually does). While sitting at the...