They Know His Voice

“They know His voice . . . A stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” John 10:4b-5

One summer when still a student in seminary, I was serving as pastor of  a little country church in Central Texas. To help pay off some bills and upcoming tuition for the fall semester, I hired out to a dairy farmer. I knew something about beef cattle, but very little about dairy cattle. So the summer became quite a learning experience.

One of those lessons came early on. The first time I attempted on my own to ‘call’ up the cattle, they just stood and looked at me. On the other hand,when Glen, the cows owner ‘called’ there was no hesitation. They Continue reading “They Know His Voice”