about sheep. again.

Jesus told stories. A lot. We think about them as parables, looking at all the angles, trying to squeeze as much as we can out of the story. I think, sometimes, that we may work too hard to tie every part of the story to some deep lesson. I am guilty, too. I bring it […]

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grinding them down

Jesus was concerned about little children. He said that the road to greatness in the kingdom of heaven ran closer to the playground than the temple courts. And then, after telling the disciples to learn from children, Jesus got graphic: “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin,” Jesus […]

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