The Shepherd metaphor is one of the clearest and most vivid in all of Scripture and not surprisingly was adopted by the Church and used for millennia to describe the relationship of its bishops with its people. The Bible is filled with references to...
As a devout Catholic, I have immense respect for the leaders of the Church whom Christ appointed to shepherd His people. The intention of this article is not to criticize the leaders of the Church. Rather, I wish to set forth a vision of leadership...
Many years ago, I read an article written by a pastor of a Christian church. In the article, the minister told the story of the time he was leading a funeral procession from the church to the cemetery. In that funeral procession, the minister was...
“Woe to the shepherds who mislead and scatter the flock of my pasture.” (Jeremiah 23:1) Those words were spoken by the prophet Jeremiah to the people of Jerusalem over 2,600 years ago; but they also speak loudly to us, the citizens of these United...
