Gary Thomas explains the meaning of Advent God with us by using a true story about a visit to a ranch where he saw a great word picture a lone horse and a lone sheep who wouldn't leave each other's sides The rancher explained that there used to be an entire flock of sheep but they were all picked off by coyote This one sheep figured out that as long as he stayed near that big horse he was safe And he remains there to this day And we like that sheep are safe because of Advent God with us [... more]