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As I read these posts and thought about the changing needs of the flock, I also couldn't help but think about the changing needs of the individual sheep over time as they grow and change. As a result, we need to be ever discerning to know that our ministry with individual people will change over tim...

I think the biggest problem for the shepherd when it comes to sin is that the shepherd has nowhere to go (except to God) when it comes to their own sin. There is a clearly felt pressure to "be perfect" and we are left with no one to reveal our sin to in order to seek help, restoration and ...

When I think about these passages about the shepherd as the protector of the flock, I can't help but think of how many times I have viewed members of the flock as my adversary instead of one who is entrusted to my protection and love. How many times when a sheep gets lost or goes against our directi...

I agree that it is a challenge to convey to our people the shepherd metaphor. It is even more of a challenge because people don't realize that they are sheep and how sheep tend to respond to their shepherd. To elaborate, I was talking to my wife the other night about how and why people, as individua...

I must admit that I am not a fan of waiting. I want things done now. I want things to be made clear now. I don't like uncertainty and grayness. I want clarity and black and white. I think this is why God so often puts me in these places of waiting. As a shepherd of people, I am used to leading the f...