If you and your parishioners don't know much about sheep, you might find a shepherding Savior difficult to fathom; but if you grew up on a family farm anywhere in rural America, you might know something about cows. And you just might find it easier to relate to a cowherding Savior. It is this type of familiar, experiential approach to God's word that makes this collection of model homilies so unique -- and so meaningful.
Messages include:
- Where Are the Lilies Now?
- Jesus' Hospital
- Cowherding Christians
- A House for God
and seven more
For use with Common, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic lectionary texts.
Gary Houston is a United Methodist clergyperson with a prior ordination in the Episcopal church. He holds a Ph.D. in Tibetan Studies. This unusual background combined with a rural southern Indiana pedigree flavors all his books. His other publications include "The Cross and the Lotus" (editor), "Wings of the White Crane," "The Bsam-yas Debate," "Six Presents from God" (CSS), and "More Than Conquerors" (CSS).