Sheep, in all war battles there is time to plan strategies, time to fight and time to rest. We need to be vigilant on our way as pilgrims, but this becomes possible when we are jealous of our rest. Fatigue has hampered the action of soldiers in combat in several ways: weary soldiers do not […]
Psalm 23 gives us a wonderful example of God’s attention and protection in images that require imagination, but for the contemporary mind, the background of this image may be unknown. The image of the shepherd is actually a metaphor for royalty in the ancient Near East. Then let David say, “The Lord is my shepherd,”
It makes me rest in the fields. Take me to the waters of rest Read More »
At first, I must admit that questions about when and how to observe Saturday have not attracted much attention from Lutherans over the years. To this day, Lutherans are largely guided by the way Martin Luther, the Protestant reformer of the sixteenth century, interpreted the commandment of the Sabbath in his Brief and Magnificent Catechisms.
