When Ruby went missing, Jesus’ words struck home. “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until ...

The key theme of this Sunday’s Gospel is the recovery of the repentant sinner. The Gospel itself comes in two versions: a short and a long form. The short form includes only the first two parables in ...

This is English artist John Atkinson Grimshaw’s depiction of a shepherd looking for his lost sheep. Grimshaw lived from 1836-93. (Courtesy Photo) Jesus told the Parable of the Lost Sheep in Matthew 18 ...