This past week has been one to remember, even if we might wish to forget it. As a community, Saskatchewan grieved the loss of more than ten people at the hands of a murderer. We joined with the rest of the world, especially the countries of the Commonwealth, in losing Queen Elizabeth II. Many of […]
Sheep and shepherds, not sheep or shepherds
Sheep and shepherds. If there is a prevailing image in the Bible it might just be this one. There are 218 uses of “sheep” in the NRSV and and another 113 of “shepherd” or “shepherds.” I don’t know how that stacks up against any other significant word in the Bible but that’s a lot. So […]
Who’s looking for you?
Have you ever been lost? I have. I have been lost more times than I like to remember. In fact, I’ve been lost so often I suspect sometimes I haven’t even known I was lost. It isn’t all bad. My complete inability to deal with North, South, East, and West most of the time played […]