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The book helped me bridge the gap between biblical principles and practical application in contemporary ministry settings in pastoral accountability. Thinking about the present day, I am struck afresh by how we must walk the line between benevolence and authority (p.247)—to use the rod of authority ...

Shepherds After My Own Heart resonated not just with the quiet corners of my study or with the Sunday congregation’s edification but raised my head and forced me to look and step out into the bustling hills and meadows of life where I am called to be a shepherd. I began to think and imagine evangeli...

Was I reflecting a modern trend in Christian scholarship and devotional writing or, most likely, just my own bias and ignorance? I wondered how I had missed this theme of Christ being the ultimate shepherd who fulfilled the Old Testament's prophecies, themes and typologies of shepherd. Laniak provid...

Laniak gives us a detailed exposition of the tools available to the shepherds in his review of Psalm 23 (p. 112); crooks, staffs and shorter rods all come into play and have their use helping easily frightened sheep move through valleys and mountains without fear. However, as we progressed through t...

Timothy Laniak introduces us to the tapestry of biblical imagery around the shepherd, painted as the central metaphor for God's relationship with his people and church. We are introduced to this office of care as the world of the shepherd is brought to life through topography, fauna and flora, and I...