In Jesus’ day shepherding sheep was a common and well-known occupation. For us it is not very well-known. Sheep and shepherd develop a special bond. The sheep come to trust the voice of the ...

Jesus names himself as the “good shepherd” who “lays down his life for the sheep’’ (John 10:11), as well the sheep’s gate, while elsewhere John also presents Jesus as the paschal lamb who gives his ...

By Carey Kinsolving & Friends Who could forget that moment in the movie National Treasure when Benjamin Franklin Gates ...