Just Dumb?

Here is a question. Why did God choose sheep as the favorite animal analogy?

We've heard the , "Sheep are dumb, defenseless, and will wander right off a cliff" explanation but perhaps there is more.


For most of its history, Israel has been a group of herding nomads. Therefore, sheep have an important role in their society and their economy. Because of this, they knew their sheep. Sheep stuff made complete sense to them. Not so much for us. Most of our interactions with sheep come in the form of sweaters and an occasional petting zoo. For this reason, I decided to learn a few things about sheep, and let me tell you, the stuff I dug up is Fa-a-a-a-a-bbbbbbbbbbbulous. (Okay, I'll stop that.)

Pillows, Sheep, and Tuesday Night

Every Tuesday night at our house is Men's Night-the night where my husband and a few of his friends get together for Bible Study and friendship.

When he came up with the idea I told myself not to get involved, not to offer suggestions. To my credit, I stayed out of it UNTIL he planned on meeting at the church. Please, everyone knows you can't share your heart while sitting on metal framed straight backed goldfish yellow chairs. Not to mention you need appetizers, drinks... at least chips, for goodness sake.

Like I said, every Tuesday night is Men's Night at our house.

Apart from the fact that I now feel compelled to clean on Tuesday, and that I need to come up with some sort of appetizer, the biggest thing I didn't consider is, 'What am I supposed to do with myself during this time?' Our house is not very big and our TV room is very near to our living room where they meet. That won't work. I could sit in our office but the bathroom is right off the office and that just feels weird when one of the guys come in to use it.