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, […]
Sheep, Metaphors, and Listening for Jesus
I’m a city girl. I prefer sidewalks to hiking trails, front porches to farms and forests, bustling streets full of shops and restaurants to quiet country lanes. My only direct experience of sheep occurred when I visited a ranch with my elementary school Girl Scout troop, and I was assigned to feed some of the […]
