At Christmas time whilst singing carols about 'gentle Jesus, meek and mild' we can miss that this time-dividing man had an edge about what he had to say. His parables are sometimes not 'nice spiritual stories'. They capture the imagination, they paint timeless pictures, but they are also more than that. When you read, you get the unnerving sense that through them Jesus can see right through you. They can be unsettling, challenging, able to change you so that the sense of shame and lost-ness that we often feel, may be provided with answers in what he has to say. Publisher A fresh approach to the Parables of Jesus which I found very thought provoking, challenging and at times very amusing. I really enjoyed reading this book and I can thoroughly recommend it.