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Following Shepherds Instead of Following “the Good Shepherd”

By Roger Oakland Just as there are good and bad shepherds, there are also good and bad sheep. Sheep that stray away from the flock do so because they make their own choices. Unfortunately, some sheep place their total trust…

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The Job Description of a Good Shepherd

By Roger Oakland Both the Old and New Testaments consist of numerous references that provide the guidelines required for a leader to be classified as a good shepherd. It makes sense that we would look to the Scriptures for guidance…

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Identifying Wolves—Past and Present

By Roger Oakland Understand The Times International & The Good Shepherd Calls Ministry Both Old Testament and New Testament writers warned ravenous wolves sneaking into flocks led by false shepherds and cleverly harming the unprotected sheep. This is a fact…

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Psalm 23 – The Faithfulness of God

By David Dombrowski The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. When David penned the words to Psalm 23, he attested in unquestioning words to the faithfulness of God. Verse 1 is one of the boldest statements found in…

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Letter to the Editor: In Looking for a Good Church, “What’s a Sheep to do?”

To Lighthouse Trails: Hello there, I am hoping you can provide some assistance with this question I have. With the influx of the heresies that are being introduced into the church, how am I supposed to go about finding a…

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