Joyce Huggett guides us through meditations on the parables of Jesus. With crosscultural insight into the power of narrative she helps us rediscover the parables so that we are opened to the spiritual renewal Jesus offers. Jesus deceptively simple stories have for centuries been a well of spiritual refreshment. But they have also been subject to widely varying interpretations. How can we understand the parables more clearly and weave into our lives the truth Jesus expresses in them? Joyce Huggett in collaboration with Middle Eastern missionary and scholar Kenneth Bailey uncovers layers of ancient peasant culture that can enlighten our understanding of the parables. Then she skillfully guides us through meditations on the significance and application of two of Jesus most beloved stories - the parable of the sower and the seed and the parable of the good Samaritan.