"And some fell into good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold. As he said this, he called out, ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear’" (Luke 8:8). This Bible verse is from the Gospel of Luke, one ...

ArtsEmerson, Boston's leading presenter of contemporary world theater and film and the professional presenting and producing organization of Emerson College, is thrilled to welcome back Toshi Reagon ...

3 ICYMI: Watch the Next On Stage: Season 6 Premiere It's almost eerie how well author Octavia Butler saw the future back when she penned Parable of the Sower in 1993. The world she pictured in her ...

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Starting today and the following two Sundays, the Gospel will focus on Jesus’ parables of the Kingdom of Heaven, found in Matthew 13. This week, we’ll hear the Parable of the Sower and Seeds. Next ...

Toshi Reagon, the genre-busting folk-gospel-rock musician, first encountered Octavia Butler's Afro-futuristic "Parable of the Sower" in the late 1990s. She was shocked by the novel's prescience. "When ...

It’s the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time and today’s gospel reading is about the Parable of the Sower. Our Lord Jesus Christ often taught his disciples in parables for various reasons because oftentimes, ...

Critically acclaimed science fiction author, Octavia E. Butler, wrote the dystopian futuristic novel, "Parable of the Sower" in 1994. Her book, which now seems like prophetic text, imagines an America ...

Before the start of Thursday night’s performance of “Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower,” Toshi Reagon walked to center stage and asked, with a wry smile, “Who bought tickets in 2020?” The crowd ...

This is Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh’s depiction of a sower like the one in Jesus’ Parable of the Sower. van Gogh lived from 1853-90. (Courtesy Photo) Using agricultural language because his audience ...