https://signandshadow.com/tags/pearl/ Recent content in Pearl on Sign and Shadow Hugo -- gohugo.io en tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) © 2026 Tommy Keene Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 https://signandshadow.com/2020/07/17/just-not-good-business/ Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000 tommy@signandshadow.com (Tommy Keene) https://signandshadow.com/2020/07/17/just-not-good-business/ <figure><img class="my-0 rounded-md" loading="lazy" decoding="async" fetchpriority="low" alt="" src="https://signandshadow.com/images/2020_TT_2.jpg" ></figure> <p>I recently had the opportunity to contribute to Tabletalk Magazine for their issue on &ldquo;The Parables of Jesus.&rdquo; Most of Jesus&rsquo; parables are relatively lengthy and complex, but I was given the two shortest, for which I was very grateful (and not just because of the 900 word limit). There&rsquo;s something very powerful about the compact metaphor. They&rsquo;re sticky. And they provoke our curiosity.</p>