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The Shetland tongue has, in many ways, been blessed by its isolation making it both unmistakable and unlike anything else you will hear on the British Isles.

So fundamental to our faith and our relationship with God, prayer can be both public and private, communal and individual. Many learn to pray by listening to others, but how many turn to the Bible to understand what it is we do when we pray?

The parables of Jesus reveal a fresh perspective on the reign of God. They are starting points for reflections on what it means to be a Christian in today's world.

Jesus' teachings challenge us today just as they challenged his first listeners 2000 years ago. The teachings offer a different vision, often a radical one, of life and of our relationship to God.

Parables are stories Jesus told using characters and events familiar to his audience. But parables are a special kind of story, and Jesus used them for his special purposes. William Barclay unlocks these stories in their incredible richness, revealing often surprising hidden depth and meaning.

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