How are you cultivating your relationship with the Father?
Precious
Peter used the word Precious to describe God’s promises.
Exactly
Even when one is living deeply into their calling … a person’s human limitations can surface.
The Dangers of Power
The Gospel of John warns us that “A hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming. He will abandon the sheep because they don’t belong to him and…
Be These: Salt and Light (Part 2 of a Two-Part Series)
Do we as shepherd leaders live a life that shines before others, including those we shepherd, in such a way that they want what we have? Does your countenance exude…
Be These: Salt and Light (Part 1 of a Two-Part Series)
How often do we as shepherd leaders need to be reminded that we are to be salt? Do you, shepherd leader, enhance the flavor and conversation with the sheep in…
The Latest Shepherd in Action Interview – John James
Doug and Holly encountered John James at a Shepherding Conference outside of Cairo, Egypt. John is a youth pastor in Cairo, who learned English in a refugee camp at the…
Cling and Cleave to the Lord
As we conclude this three-part series on Psalm 91, we are reminded that our love for God ought to be so remarkable that we cling to the Lord and cleave…
Peace and Protection in a Crazy World
In this second of a three-part series on Psalm 91 we see that God’s peace and His protection go hand-in-hand. Holly reminds us to ask ourselves as shepherd leaders…
The Hidden Life
In this first of a three-part series on Psalm 91 we look at verses 1 through 4. Holly illustrates that a good public life FOR the Father begins first…
Shepherds in Action Interview – Wahid and Laila Wahba
Wahid and Laila Wahba are Egyptian Christ-followers who believe deeply in training Christian leaders in the Middle East. So much so that they launched the Middle East Training Leadership Institute…
Prudence
Perusing The Epoch Times, I came upon a short article by Jeff Minick entitled “The Forgotten Virtue: Prudence.” It began, “When we think of prudence, the word caution may come…
Revered
When you’re married to a man who took teenagers on adventures through both United States and world history for much of his 38-year teaching career, you often venture to places…
Shepherd in Action – Dr. Shá Wilfred
Dr. Shani Wilfred, an Associate Professor of Criminal Justice with Valdosta State University in Atlanta, Georgia, is an extraordinarily gifted women and a colleague of Holly’s through the Youth for…
New Year’s Eve 2020
2020 is now in the rear-view mirror. Did everything that people hoped would happen at midnight on December 31 indeed take place? Did changing the final number at the end of four…
Thoughts of Jesus
When Jesus was in the wilderness and tempted by Satan himself, our Savior stood firm and resisted. Shepherd leader, by standing firm and using God’s Word as your inner…
Shepherd in Action – Isabella Brennan
Shepherd leaders come in all shapes and sizes—and every age! This Shepherd in Action interview is with an eight-year-old shepherdess who has a heart for the homeless and chose to…
A Clean Heart
“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.” — Psalm 51:10 By Jill Briscoe The word renew conjures up the promise of a fresh start, a new day, daffodils,…
From the President
It was simply an introductory page to a magazine, but it caught my attention. Between the Editors Note and the Reply All pages, there it was – a page I…
Merry Christmas from Doug and Holly
Shepherd leader, our prayer for you this Christmas is that you’ll hurry toward our dear Savior, our chief Shepherd, and that you will look at the model He gives us…