The Book
One book in three parts, drawn from three parables Jesus told in a single sitting, on the Mount of Olives, in His final week.
Each part of While We Wait takes up one of the three parables Jesus told His disciples that day – parables that together form one of the most searching portraits of Kingdom Living in scripture. The parts can be read as a continuous work, moving from the inner life outward to action and finally to account, or each can stand alone as a self-contained reflection.
I
Part I
The Parable of the Ten Virgins – Matthew 25:1–13
The most personal of the three questions the parables raise: who are you becoming? Kingdom Living begins with the inner life – the habits, the character, the slow preparation of the self over ordinary time. Be Ready is a reflection on readiness that has nothing to do with panic and everything to do with the quiet, daily formation of a life, long before any moment of testing arrives.
II
Part II
The Parable of the Talents – Matthew 25:14–30
Kingdom Living is not passive or private. Be Faithful turns to the question of stewardship: what do we do with what we have been given – money, time, ability, responsibility? It is a book on Christian stewardship and faithfulness in the most practical sense, reflecting honestly on fear and risk, and on the difference between burying what we've been given and putting it to use.
III
Part III
The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats – Matthew 25:31–46
The widest view of the three. Be Accountable sits with the final reckoning described in Matthew 25 – the moment when what a life has produced, who it has served, and who it has become are fully seen. It is the most sobering of the three parts, and the one that draws the other two together into a single question: how are we meant to live faithfully in the time between Jesus' departure and His return?
While We Wait can be read start to finish, following the progression from Part I to Part III, or each part can be read on its own as a focused reflection. Every chapter closes with reflection questions, suited equally to individual reading and to small group discussion.
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