Jesus says in John’s Gospel, “I am the Good Shepherd,” but being detached from pastoral landscapes and lifestyles, we sometimes miss the implications.

RNS: Most people limit their God-talk to three or four images–shepherd, king, Father. How does this limit our understanding of the Divine?

But God, who is both shepherd and host, is always with us. He watches over us, protects us, provides for us, and gives us hope in the midst of the most horrendous circumstances—even in death, ...

Psalm 23:3: He restoreth my soul; He guideth me in straight paths for His name's sake. There is only one reason for the sheep to follow the shepherd.

In every age, God gives us the shepherds we need, each reflecting the Good Shepherd in different ways. How blessed we are to be the flock who will be loved by Francis I, Pope and Bishop of Rome ...

The Fourth Sunday of Easter always celebrates Christ as the Good Shepherd. In spite of the comforting image of Christ as Shepherd, today’s Scriptures indicate that hearing the voice of the ...

I am grateful for the many messages from readers, and I continue to pray for you as you break open God’s word with others. This article also appeared in print, under the headline “The Shepherd ...

Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran: ... God moves towards all of creation and I would call that a desperate ache and hope that God has for us. There is this idea that God is a policeman, ...

To be a sheep is to follow the Shepherd, God – to reflect the divine activity that does not tire, the affection that is never absent or insufficient, ...

In 1491, a child named Iñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola was born in the Basque region of Spain. This child would later be known ...