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Holy Ambitions, Large and Small

September 2nd, 2025 | 6 min read

By Derek Rishmawy

For a long time now, I have wondered about the parable of the talents. It was a disturbing parable to me as a child, because I couldn't make sense of it. I understood the principle at work that the one who did much with his talents would be given more. He'd proved himself faithful. 

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Derek Rishmawy

Derek Rishmawy (PhD, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School) is the RUF campus minister at the University of California-Irvine. He contributes to Mere Orthodoxy, Christianity Today, and The Gospel Coalition, and writes at his own blog, Reformedish. He also co-hosts Mere Fidelity and is host of the “What Christians Believe’ Podcast at byFaith. You can follow him on Twitter @dzrishmawy.