A Weekly Reflection

Shepherd's Corner Articles

The Shepherd's Corner - May 24, 2020
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER We can never fully understand God’s timing. The question of “Why now, not then, or later?” is something we must gnaw whenever we must accept unpleasant reality that comes to us like a thief in the night. However, having surrendered our lives fully into the hands of God ...
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The Shepherd's Corner - May 17, 2020
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER Most of us knew Dede by name only; I did not know her till about three months ago. But the brief time we knew her was filled with good memories of one who persevered and anchored her faith in Jesus Our Lord. Personally, I would like to thank our visitation team who […]...
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The Shepherd's Corner - May 10, 2020
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER When our youngest child was around four, she learned a new word, “love.” Because we had never heard her utter that word before, Santy, then, asked her what that word meant. Instead of explaining it with more words, she just approached Santy and put her arms around Santy...
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The Shepherd's Corner - May 3, 2020
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER One of the books that I keep going back to it from time to time is The Pilgrim’s Progress. I find the book like a well whose water never runs dry. It is a fiction written by John Bunyan about a man namely Christian who leaves everything and everyone—including his family...
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The Shepherd's Corner - April 26, 2020
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER In his book, Open Doors, Pastor Rick Warren shares this poignant reminder, “Your pain often reveals God’s purpose for you . . . . The very thing that caused you pain, God wants to use for good in your life . . . . he will use your pain to bring life […]...
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The Shepherd's Corner - April 19, 2020
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER One of the most famous prayers is the one by Reinhold Niebuhr, the 20th century American theologian; it’s called The Serenity Prayer, “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference....
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The Shepherd's Corner - April 12, 2020
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER In his book, On Writing Well, William Zinsser, considered one of the prominent gurus in writing, gives a sound advice to us who wish to write, “Examine every word you put on paper. You’ll find a surprising number that don’t serve any purpose.” He likens those words su...
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The Shepherd's Corner - March 15, 2020
THE SHEPHERD’S CORNER The second “I” The second “I” after integrity is intimacy. Don’t you love, love? Even as I type this my grammar check tells me that you can’t love love – you can’t really, really, really like love, but I think most people do. Most people love being in love, lo...
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The Shepherd's Corner - March 8, 2020
The first I      The first “I” is integrity. Integrity is something we often talk about, and usually look at as a positive trait. When we say someone has integrity it’s a positive thing – a compliment, but how often do we desire integrity not just for our own good, b...
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The Shepherd's Corner - March 1, 2020
2 I’s = 1 I      How do you live your life to leave an impact? Think with me for a second of why we’re really living? We may live 50 years, 80, or even make it to 100 years old. Then we can spend eternity with God. Our lives are filled with moments of joy, […]...
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