By Dr. Mark Scott John’s Gospel is rich in metaphor. A key verse in our text today is v. 6: Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them. One would think that Pharisees could understand the protecting love metaphors of gates and sheep, given their culture […]
By Cleo Lampos A breeze tinged with spring crispness and the scent of overturned dirt drifted into the room. Ron and I both inhaled the fragrance. After a winter of tutoring this 9-year-old through math problems and reading passages, we both exhaled the frustrations he encountered with Tourette’s syndrome: facial tics, hand jerks, and eye […]
By Javan Rowe We often think of our walk with the Lord solely in spiritual terms, with no regard for our physical bodies. At first glance, the Bible appears to confirm this with verses like John 4:23: “Worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth,” with no mention of the body. Or […]
By David Faust To me, most sheep look pretty much alike. If you’ve seen one wooly even-toed ungulate, you’ve seen them all. Gazing at a flock of ewes, rams, and lambs, most of us wouldn’t be able to tell one from another. An experienced sheepherder, however, can tell them apart. Growing up on a dairy […]
By Kelly Carr Spring might be my new favorite season. (I used to be a fall girl. I still love it too.) After the short days of winter and the cold and cloudy atmosphere that exists for so long in Cincinnati, the peek of blooms and warming sun lifts my spirits. I find energy anew. […]
