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Samuel C. Hughes

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Hello! I am a spiritual director and retired engineer who has lived and served in unique places across the Middle and Far East. I have a heart for Biblical study, a contagious interest in first-century Palestinian culture, and a love for Jesus’ wonderfully curious parables. I believe in His stories we see wonderful glimpses of His love.

I write in a heartwarming and engaging style. I am a spiritual mentor, trail runner, and deeply devoted to family and leading others into experiencing God’s love.

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(Published in the June 2025 edition of The Christian Century)

My phone vibrated in my pocket. I ignored it. I sat in Denver’s majestic Saint John’s Cathedral, savoring the worship, the sacred space. The caller could wait. For days, I had been at my wife’s side in the hospital. There it was again, the buzz in my pocket. Again, I ignored

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Published on June 14, 2025 10:00
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“We can never mess up enough to be outside the love of God!”
Samuel C. Hughes, Jesus Stories: Awakening to Love through His Parables

“God shows up when we most expect Him.”
Samuel C. Hughes, Jesus Stories: Awakening to Love through His Parables

“Sadly, we feel a tad taller if we cut others down to size.”
Samuel C. Hughes, Jesus Stories: Awakening to Love through His Parables

“We are loved without limit by a God who has none.”
Samuel C. Hughes, Jesus Stories: Awakening to Love through His Parables

“We can never mess up enough to be outside the love of God!”
Samuel C. Hughes, Jesus Stories: Awakening to Love through His Parables

“Sadly, we feel a tad taller if we cut others down to size.”
Samuel C. Hughes, Jesus Stories: Awakening to Love through His Parables

“God shows up when we most expect Him.”
Samuel C. Hughes, Jesus Stories: Awakening to Love through His Parables

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message 1: by Samuel (last edited Sep 23, 2021 10:21AM)

Samuel Hughes “Samuel wonderfully personalizes the parables, helping us apply their timeless truths in the here and now."
—Trent Sheppard, Author

“Here is an adventure through imaginative prayer into right living. This book serves as a doorway into the house where Jesus is the host; you would do well to spend the night.”
—Daniel T. Haase, Lecturer

“What an amazingly fresh look at the parables! I commend Jesus Stories to you. I promise you will see the parables with new eyes.”
—Dr. Larry Lindquist, Professor

"What Samuel does is train us to do imaginative Scripture reading for ourselves. And that’s the best sort of spiritual guide we can hope for."
—Robert Moore-Jumonville, Professor


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