Jesus often taught using parables, as did rabbis generally. It has been said that a parable is an earth-bound story with heavenly implications. So it was with the Parable of the Good Samaritan. While this parable may indeed be widely known and frequently referenced, how well is it really understood? Doug Greenwold digs into the context of this parable in five chapters that explore how Jesus radically challenged the observant Jewish paradigms of the day and now takes aim at our paradigm of, first, who is my neighbor and, second, what it means to be neighborly.

Doug’s book, That Good Samaritan, is also available here on the Preserving Bible Times website in eBook form (included here with your order) and contains Doug’s full introduction. We are pleased here to offer the book in audio form …

Listen to this sample from the book …

$19.95 — Listen online or download all five chapters. The link to the audio chapters will be emailed to you upon purchase. With your purchase, you will also receive a link for a free download of That Good Samaritan eBook.

The Paralytic’s Amazing Friends was published by Doug Greenwold in 2016. Doug was inspired to write the book by his son David who, beginning early in life, suffered from mental retardation, learning disabilities, cerebral palsy and Autism. Needless to say, parenting such a child presents incredible challenges. Over the years, Doug and his wife Nancy sought out special people and organizations to help David and came to feel indebted to them for their amazing contributions to David’s growth and development. Doug dedicates this book to them.

While David furnished Doug with a unique perspective on what we would normally term “handicaps”, it was Pastor Louie Giglio who provided him a new perspective on Luke 5 and the four friends who’s view of those with disabilities varied so incredibly with the standard of the day.

Doug’s book, The Paralytic’s Amazing Friends, is also available on the Preserving Bible Times website in eBook form (included with your order) and contains Doug’s full introduction. We are pleased here to offer the book in audio form …

$19.95 — Listen online or download all eight chapters. The link to the audio chapters will be emailed to you upon purchase. With your purchase, you will also receive a link for a free download of the Paralytic’s Amazing Friends eBook.

Becoming a Judean Shepherd by Doug Greenwold first appeared in print in 2013 and was published with children in mind. After a warm response from an international audience, Doug chose to share the same shepherding insights with adults. These insights are rich with servant leadership principals and provide meaningful Psalm 23 glimpses into the immensity and constancy of God’s care. We are pleased to offer the material now in audio form.

Two changes Doug made for adults were the addition of appropriate reflective questions at the end of each chapter and a Case for Context as an Appendix. These questions to ponder can serve as a guided discussion for small groups and Bible studies. In the rabbinic tradition, you will find no fill-in-the-blank questions nor any easy answers but, rather, thought provoking questions intended to hone your discernment regarding discipling and body life issues. For devotional purposes, they can also guide personal meditation and journaling. However this little book ends up being used, the prayed-for outcome is the same — transformation by the Holy Spirit!

$19.95 — Listen online or download all four chapters. The link to the audio chapters will be emailed to you upon purchase. With your purchase, you will also receive a link for a free download of the Becoming a Judean Shepherd eBook.