American's have taken to hanging up yellow ribbons along with
the red, white, and blue. It all began at the outset of Ronald Reagan’s
presidency, when the hostages were released from Iran. They were
welcomed with yellow ribbons fluttering from trees and utility poles
in Washington, D.C., and on Main Street U.S.A. The image came
from a popular ballad about a wife signaling a welcome to her hus-
band, just released from jail, by tying a yellow ribbon “’round the old
oak tree.” The song has mercifully faded, but the symbol has caught
on. The yellow ribbon has become our sign of a joyful welcome
home.
One of the stories that Jesus told gives us the picture of a yellow ribbon tied across the open gate of heaven….
Read more of Edmund Clowney's Sharing the Father's Welcome Luke 15:11-32
One of the stories that Jesus told gives us the picture of a yellow ribbon tied across the open gate of heaven….
Read more of Edmund Clowney's Sharing the Father's Welcome Luke 15:11-32
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