So again Jesus said to them, "Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep."

-- John 10:7-11 (NRSV)

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Doors are interesting things. While mailing a package at the post office recently a woman asked me to help her with her car door because it wasn't working properly. "Do you know anything about doors?" she asked. I almost told her, "Well, as a matter of fact I've been working on a sermon on Jesus the door…