How many words can you use to describe great? Throughout history, the words we use change, according to our values, generations, and interpretations.

What was once cool became hot. What was once nifty became neat. What was groovy became excellent. Whether cool, hot, fabulous, far out, boss, chic, deep, or copacetic, we understand what those words mean in the context of their cultural milieu. 

We express similar feelings as our ancestors or our grandchildren. We just use different words to do it.

The interesting and engaging thing about the scriptures is that they too keep saying essentially the same thing over and over again in various different ways and narratives. When Jesus teaches, he emphasizes the basics of the faith and then creates parables and interpretations that bring to ligh…