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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

The Holy Father told the faithful: ‘On this first Sunday of the year, I renew to you all the Lord’s blessings of peace and good. In joyful moments and in sad ones, let us entrust ourselves to him, he ...

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and ...

In the Christian Scriptures, Jesus and the authors employ a number of literary devices, from parables and sayings to irony and metaphors. The aim is to help friends or enemies conceptualize Jesus’ ...

Two men recited Psalm 23. One was trained in speech technique and drama; he recited the psalm with power and the audience cheered and even asked for an encore. Then the other much older man repeated ...

The Bible says Jesus is our Good Shepherd. In John 10:10-11 we see, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus) have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. I am the ...

"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me — I lay down my life for the sheep." John 10:14 The Good Shepherd was a name that Jesus gave Himself. Sean Williams is pastor at Encounter ...

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 ...