I Will Open My Mouth in a Parable: A Study (Matthew's Parables on the Kingdom) of Biblical Parables, Part 1 (Series on the Parables, #1)

This book introduces us to the Parables of Jesus and focuses upon the Parables that occur in the Gospel of Matthew. This brief book, which is the first in a series on the Parables of our Lord, examines the Kingdom Parables ("the kingdom of heaven is like ..."). There is an introduction to the genre of Parables followed by eight chapters which gives a brief study of the Matthean Parables.

Randy Neal is a part-time minister who worked for nearly nine years as a house manager in a group home with adults who have disabilities. Currently he works as a school teacher with Wilson County Schools (more recently with Metro Nashville Public Schools). His wife, Kim, is a graduate of MTSU and an elementary school teacher. They have three adult children (the oldest works with a nonprofit and the other two are working on a career in law). Randy has been preaching since high school (1982) and has worked various public jobs as well as taught college. Randy has earned a BA, MA, and Ph.D. (Biblical Studies/OT, 2019).
Randy grew up on a dairy farm (along with his dad, mom, brother, and two sisters) in Middle Tennessee and still enjoys the rural life. His dad also preached part-time for rural congregations over 55 years. Randy has several works in the pipeline that he wants to publish and looks forward to working with draft2digital. Randy's dissertation is under contract to be published in 2022.