Jesus Has Other Sheep Besides Us – May 6, 2020
“The metaphor of the gate is not one of exclusion, not a license to think of ourselves as Jesus’ true sheep and others as outsiders. (If we use it that way, we become like the Pharisees who expelled the blind man from their community.) The purpose of the gate is not to keep out other […]
We Know the Voice of Jesus – May 5, 2020
“Much has been written about how sheep are rather unintelligent animals. It is true that without a shepherd, they will not necessarily be able to find food or water, and that they will easily get lost and not be able to find their way home. However, the thing that Jesus emphasizes about sheep is that […]
We Are Known By Name – May 4, 2020
“In one of those sermons that bring the biblical world “down to earth,” the preacher talked about his life in Africa. He told us how the people of a village knew each other’s sheep the way we might know one another’s children. As he sat in a group in the village, a person would stop by, […]
When Fire and Rose are One – May 1, 2020
We shall not cease from explorationAnd the end of all our exploringWill be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time.Through the unknown, remembered gateWhen the last of earth left to discoverIs that which was the beginning;At the source of the longest riverThe voice of the hidden waterfallAnd the children in […]