Parables - Tarrus Riley

Advantages: Useful for those who want more understanding of parables
Disadvantages: -

...Barbara Reid's books on 'Parables for Preachers' follow the Revised Common Lectionary. Because of this, the book for Year B concentrates primarily on the texts of the gospel of Mark. Before getting into the heart of the texts, Reid presents introductory material on parables, preaching, and the gospel of Mark. Reid states in her introduction, 'In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus rarely explains his parables. They are meant to be wrestled with by each generation of hearers who allow themselves to be disturbed and challenged by Jesus' subversive stories.' Subversive stories? One of the things that comfortable Christianity has sometimes forgotten is the revolutionary and radical character of Jesus and his teaching in the first century. Perhaps this is because the teachers are so familiar. How does one find new meanings in familiar parables... Read review

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Advantages: Lightning seeds with techno sounds
Disadvantages: Not their best effort

...This album opens with the early brit pop sound mixed with keyboard based track "Life of Riley" , the song best known for being on "Match of the day" as the goal of the month competitions music during the early 90's, talks not of football. The song is a song about the Ian Broudies's (the guy on the album cover and lead singer) son Riley. A soft vocal performance that has you wanting to hear more, but yet not quite blown away to the extent where you'd go out and buy the album for the one song. The lyrics are nice enough but their no Dylan, just like simple easy poetry. 8/10. The second track "Sense" takes a more uptempo feel and almost dreamy music that sits well with the lyrics and vocals. The song again shows the simple style the Lightning Seeds used of a simple "Brit-pop" formular, with guitar's soft lead vocals, and they mix it... Read review

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Advantages: simple, soft, easy
Disadvantages: not my thing, too techno-sounding5

...This album opens with the early brit pop sound mixed with keyboard based track "Life of Riley" , the song best known for being on "Match of the day" as the goal of the month competitions music during the early 90's, talks not of football. The song is a song about the Ian Broudies's (the guy on the album cover and lead singer) son Riley. A soft vocal performance that has you wanting to hear more, but yet not quite blown away to the extent where you'd go out and buy the album for the one song. The lyrics are nice enough but their no Dylan, just like simple easy poetry. 8/10. The second track "Sense" takes a more uptempo feel and almost dreamy music that sits well with the lyrics and vocals. The song again shows the simple style the Lightning Seeds used of a simple "Brit-pop" formular, with guitar's soft lead vocals, and they mix it... Read review

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