Matthew, the Gospel full of parables, teaches us about accounting for one’s life by means of today’s parable about talents. “Talents” is a fortuitous wordplay in English, because it makes ...

This is Dutch artist Willem de Poorter’s depiction of the rich man in the Parable of the Talents evincing his displeasure toward the servant who had failed to put his money to the proper use.

Jun. 22—Jesus told the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30 to show that people should take the abilities that God bestows and make the most of them. A talent in that time was an 80-pound ...