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Herding Mess, Church Mess, and the Need of Training
Lack of training and listening leads to a mess in gathering sheep into a trailer so they can be fed and sheltered. This mirrors the messes we have in church and in our political world—all because we don’t train and listen.
In Praise of Honest Dogs— In Hope of an Honest President
Our dog Max shows how to be honest. He doesn’t cover his weaknesses by taking cheap shots at the sheep. He moves them to clean water and better grazing.
Scattering and Gathering: Pentecost 9 B Jeremiah 23, Psalm 23, Mark 6:34
Jeremiah, the Psalmist, and Jesus agree that gathering is good and scattering evil. And God is in the business of gathering.