The Shepherd’s Vigil, 01/05/22

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another”     Proverbs 27:17 The new year has just started and already I am rearranging my calendar as things are changing.  I think we have all heard the phrase, “the only thing that is constant is change”.  Even COVID seems to change regularly and give us more to […]

The Shepherd’s Vigil, 12/29/21

So we rebuilt the wall,…for the people had a mind to work.              Nehemiah 4:6 The people of God had been in exile, away from the temple and their patterns of worship.  Nehemiah was sent back to lead the resettling and the first item of business was to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem and the temple.  […]

The Shepherd’s Vigil, 12/22/21

There were shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And the Angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them…     Luke 2:8-9 The biggest miracle of the history of the world since the glory of creation and the first announcement is to field workers.  The chasm between heaven and […]

The Shepherd’s Vigil, 12/15/21

The baby leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit              Luke 1:41 Even before He was born, when Jesus entered the room people got excited.  There is something about the presence of Christ that causes us to move; that causes us to be filled with the Holy Spirit.  This scripture […]

The Shepherd’s Vigil, 12/8/21

John went throughout the region, calling for people to be baptized to show that they were changing their hearts and lives and wanted God to forgive their sins.”        Luke 3:3 I think John is a very brave man, calling for people to ‘change’.  We all struggle to make small changes, like a […]