The Good Shepherd Faces Violence
This week's lectionary readings (especially Psalm 23 and John 10:22-30) are centered around the theme of the Good Shepherd -- and with the deadly shootings at Virginia Tech still in the forefront of the nation's consciousness, these texts may provide a helpful perspective as your people attempt to come to grips with the senseless slaughter of so many "innocent sheep." In this installment of The Immediate Word, team member Paul Bresnahan discusses how Jesus, the true Good Shepherd, laid down his life to protect us and bring "order out of chaos." -- and how the Virginia Tech tragedy offer