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Topic: Am I interceding for my people? |
vdelacruz
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Forum: Day 19: The Other Lion Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 1:42 pm Subject: Re: Am I interceding for my people? |
There was one part in the chapter that caused me to stop and reflect hard. Dr. Laniak wrote about a rabbinical commentary on Noah, calling Noah a "foolish shepherd" for failing to intercede ... |
Topic: Am I interceding for my people? |
vdelacruz
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Forum: Day 19: The Other Lion Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:35 pm Subject: Am I interceding for my people? |
There was one part in the chapter that caused me to stop and reflect hard. Dr. Laniak wrote about a rabbinical commentary on Noah, calling Noah a "foolish shepherd" for failing to intercede ... |
Topic: A great irony |
vdelacruz
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Forum: Day 20: Gatekeepers Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 12:02 pm Subject: A great irony |
Dr. Laniak wrote:
"One of the great ironies in the world of shepherds—whether literal or figurative—is that the best thieves are good shepherds. Not good in the sense that Jesus ... |
Topic: A place to hear |
vdelacruz
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Forum: Day 1: The Wilderness Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:51 pm Subject: A place to hear |
The wilderness - such a place of terror, but also, as pointed out by Laniak, a place of renewal. Is it any surprise that the root word for wilderness, midbar, means "word" in Hebrew? Amid th ... |
Topic: Defenseless |
vdelacruz
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Forum: Day 15: PROTECTION Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:40 pm Subject: Defenseless |
Sheep's only natural defense is to huddle together.
Wow. This got me thinking, why would God make an animal with no natural defenses. Are there any other animals like that? A quick google search re ... |
Topic: God calls shepherds |
vdelacruz
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Forum: Day 3: Called to Care Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 3:33 pm Subject: God calls shepherds |
The author, quoting Psalm 78:72, pointed out the need for leaders to shepherd with two things:
Integrity of heart
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