Shepherd's Words

In Christ Jesus, God's People Rise as a Holy Temple image

In Christ Jesus, God's People Rise as a Holy Temple

“[Y]ou are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and also members of the...
Lloyd Randolph
September 24, 2026
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God’s Homecoming as the Central Theme of Scripture

“See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be...
Lloyd Randolph
September 5, 2026
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Turmoil from Religious Change

Jesus’ disciples did not always follow their heritage’s traditional external religious observances. So religious...
Lloyd Randolph
August 12, 2026
What Did Jesus Mean by “The Violent Take [the Kingdom] by Force”? image

What Did Jesus Mean by “The Violent Take [the Kingdom] by Force”?

After disciples of then-imprisoned John asked Jesus if he was “the one,” Jesus spoke the following words to his...
Lloyd Randolph
June 30, 2026
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Considering Long-Past Generations of Believers and Their Effect on Us

“Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past.” In his very last directive to God’s people, Moses...
Lloyd Randolph
May 2, 2026