Of course, you know the Bible story. It’s one of the most beloved stories in Christianity. The picture is in the Children’s Bible – beautifully illustrated in colour. A man in a long white robe carries a sheep draped over his shoulders. The caption reads: The Good Shepherd. You might remember it well, or perhaps the image is a bit blurry….
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118. I am a sheep.
[John 10] Do you know about sheep? They are peculiar animals; very different from cattle. Since the earliest times the Hebrews were sheep farmers. When Jacob and his family moved to Egypt in the famine and Joseph was second in command of all the land of Egypt, they received land away from the Egyptians and…
117. Compassionate custody.
[John 10] The responsibilities of life can wear you down. That could be a reason why people become homeless. They get so overwhelmed with the basic demands of having a place to stay and food to eat, that they choose to get off the treadmill of life for a daily scavenge to take care of…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 