I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture (John 10:9). It is easy and common to skip over this reference of Jesus to himself as the door and jump straight to him as the shepherd (also in this passage in John 10). But pause and consider that Jesus says he is not only the shepherd of his sheep but he is also the door. In other words, Jesus is not only the shepherd of the sheep, but he is also the way through which he leads
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Let Us Declare Our Dependence
In the United States we are thankful, as a nation, for the Independence Day that we celebrate each summer. How God has blessed this country! While its story has been far from perfect, the United States has played a unique role in human history. Principles of biblical wisdom grounded the forming of our very Constitution. And, as a result of many of those principles believed and lived out among the American people, we have seen unparalleled prosperity over the past century and have become a singular superpower in an increasingly global society. Yet, may we never forget — in this