Ben Van Arragon

Read: John 10:11-18 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. (v. 11) I used to work for a farmer. I worked long

Read: John 10:1-10 The sheep follow him, for they know his voice. (v. 4) Throughout the Old Testament, God referred to his people’s human leaders as “shepherds.” On some occasions

Read: Luke 15:1-7 Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep that was lost. (v. 6) When my children were younger, we had a pet hamster. This hamster was

Read: Micah 5:1-4; Matthew 9:35-38 He shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD. (Micah 5:4) As a 12-year-old I made my first solo train trip.

Read: Jeremiah 23:1-6 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! (v. 1) Sheep are physically vulnerable. They have few natural defenses against parasites and

Read: Isaiah 53:1-6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way. (v. 6) In his memoir A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson encounters

Read: Isaiah 40:1-11 He will tend his flock like a shepherd; he will gather the lambs in his arms. (v. 11) One of my earliest memories is of my mother

Read: Psalm 23 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. (v. 5) In his book A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, W. Phillip Keller observes

Read: Psalm 23 I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. (v. 4) In his book A Shepherd Looks at