 Thanks for listening. I'm Sheridan Boise, and today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread Ministries. Why did Jesus teach in parables? A parable is an earthly story that has a heavenly meaning. Now, sometimes people have the idea that parables are given to reveal. And that is true, but that's not all of the truth. These parables were not only given to reveal, they were given to conceal.