Very few of us have experience as a shepherd, making it difficult to comprehend what God expects when He encourages us in scripture to be good shepherds. In Jeremiah 23, God gives us a glimpse of the contrast between a bad and a good shepherd. In verse 2, Israel’s leaders receive a warning, “You have scattered my flock and ...
Our workplaces are full of people who have some form of father wounds. Some never had a father in the home so they may wrestle with abandonment issues. Others experienced abusive or frequently absent fathers, resulting in a different set of problems. By realizing that some of your employees have father wounds that may distort their perception of God, ...
My friend, Kent Humphries, who is now with the Lord, wrote a book called Shepherding Horses. Kent wrote this book for pastors to help them equip their highly driven entrepreneurs and business leaders, who are more like wild horses than sheep. These kinds of leaders may be much harder to manage. But when equipped properly for ministering to others, their ...
Recently, a bereavement counselor called to check on me. It had been almost a month since my mother’s passing. My parents loved Jesus and longed to be with their Lord. I may miss them momentarily, like when I think about calling one of them, but otherwise I’m completely at peace. Yet, when my father-in-law passed years ago, my wife, ...
As I was driving to work, I felt my long sleeve shirt button right below the elbow. When I realized it was unbuttoned, I heard a voice in my head say, “Oh no, I’m only half dressed.” When I was in my 20s, I had an older female customer notice that my sleeve buttons were not buttoned. She said, ...
For decades, breaking the 4-minute mile seemed impossible. Then in 1954, Roger Bannister accomplished the impossible. Over 1600 people have since broken the 4-minute mile. Just as we put mental limits on what we believe is possible, we can also limit God. As Elisha watched his mentor, Elijah, frequently unleash God’s power, Elisha acquired the boldness to do likewise. ...
Kathy and I recently witnessed a performance on shepherding by a shepherd from Ireland. He highlighted three qualities about sheep that I found instructive. The final quality is that sheep are humbly obedient. We watched as this shepherd used his staff to simply point in a direction. The sheep would gather and begin moving in the direction in which ...
Kathy and I recently witnessed an educational performance on shepherding by a shepherd from Ireland. He highlighted three qualities about sheep that I found instructive. The first we discussed is defenselessness. The second quality is their natural inclination towards community. The shepherd contended that when sheep dogs or predators approach sheep, the sheep begin to huddle together. They have ...
Kathy and I recently witnessed an educational performance on shepherding by a shepherd from Ireland. He mainly highlighted his sheep dogs and their amazing talents, but he did share some interesting insights about the sheep themselves. He highlighted three qualities about sheep that I found instructive. The first quality this shepherd highlighted was their defenselessness. Without a shepherd, sheep ...
In this series, we’re discussing how to apply the armor of God in Ephesians 6 to our workplace challenges. We previously discussed the belt of truth. The second tool Paul listed is the breastplate of righteousness. In the story of Daniel, his jealous peers tried to find a way to destroy Daniel. But they were finding it impossible, because ...
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