In Matthew 25:14-30, we read one of the most memorable of Jesus' many parables:  The Parable of the Talents.

At first glance, we would assume that he is talking about the skillsets and gifts we've each been given but this is not what the story is really about.  Instead, Jesus uses a common monetary term to help teach us key principles for life.

Here are 3 of them that Christian men would do well to embrace from this timeless teaching.

#1: Financial Wisdom

While this parable is not a conversation directly addressing financial planning principles, the parable of the talents teaches us more than just one application at a time.

A “talent” was not a skillset or gifting, but a monetary term that equated to the highest level of monetary gain in the Jewish culture of the time.  A talent was equivalent to approximately one years worth of income.  So, in typical Jesus fashion, he used a very common and well-understood idea from the physical...