In John chapter 10, Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” (vs. 11). Jesus uses the imagery of a shepherd to portray Himself as being the kind of ...

"Jesus said, ‘I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep'" (John 10:11). This verse comes from the Gospel of John, one of the four gospel narratives in the New Testament.

The image of Jesus as the good shepherd is one that resonates with many people, invoking thoughts of divine care, protection and guidance. In artistic depictions, the good shepherd is typically a ...

There is this idea in the Bible that goes back centuries and millennia, that God is like a shepherd. When God formed a community to be his representatives to the world, he chose, not city dwellers or ...

Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). The word “good” in the Greek language refers “to goodness in the sense of capability.” In other ...

Sometimes I just have to go back to Psalm 23. It’s the psalm of the Shepherd. It begins by saying, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.” More Reflections: Being excited to see your name listed ...

A Psalm for those who don’t know what happens next. Today’s devotion is for the person who doesn’t know what happens next. I have been reading the Psalms for the past few weeks during my devotional ...