{"id":23501,"date":"2024-04-01T20:27:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/?p=23501"},"modified":"2024-04-01T20:27:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T18:27:27","slug":"a-life-changing-walk-through-psalm-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/a-life-changing-walk-through-psalm-23\/","title":{"rendered":"A Life Changing Walk through Psalm 23"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ever wonder if you\u2019ve taken a wrong turn on life\u2019s path? Or get confused about where to go next? How do you get going in the right direction? How can you find the path to the life you were created to have? Psalm 23 maps this path, word by word, and it is right there in front of you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0Imagine there was a guide who knew exactly the right path for your life. Even more importantly, he cared deeply about you and was willing to be with you to make sure you got to your right destination \u2013 even if it cost him his life. He would not only guide you but during the journey he would feed you, protect you, talk to you and meet your every need. That is exactly how David the psalmist describes God, the Good Shepherd.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Reading Psalm 23 is valuable, but understanding it is an entirely different matter. In this book we slow down and walk through this rich passage step by step, or word by word as we learn to follow the Good Shepherd through life. He is leading you and me to the amazing home he has prepared for us. Be patient, it will take a little time. Don\u2019t rush and risk getting lost. The complete insight into a contented life with him is not revealed until the very last word. I promise you it will be worth the trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above paragraphs are from the forward of my new book, A Life Changing Walk through Psalm 23<\/a><\/em>. I have spent most of my career as a management consultant in the healthcare industry. Many years ago, when I was asked by my minister to lead a Bible talk, I searched for a spiritual leadership model. I knew that the corporate model I was used to was not a fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I found what I was looking for in Psalm 23. King David, the author of the psalm, had extensive leadership experience. However, rather than writing about battlefield or royal leadership, David wrote about how he led his beloved sheep as a young shepherd. Intrigued by the shepherding model, I visited sheep farms, interviewed shepherds and, drawing on numerous books, researched shepherding around the world. Over subsequent years I served in church leadership as a deacon, full-time minister and elder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I concluded that every word in Psalm 23 is important to not just understand leadership, but how God, the Good Shepherd, wants his flock to live life. This book presents my findings, life experiences and conclusions drawing on one of the Bible’s most famous passages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to order<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

About the author: John has been a disciple for 45 years and served as an elder in the North River Church of Christ for 20 years. He now lives in Gainesville, Florida with the Campus View Church.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ever wonder if you\u2019ve taken a wrong turn on life\u2019s path? Or get confused about where to go next? How…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":23506,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[59],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-23501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-books"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/life-changing-walk-psalm-23-top.jpg?fit=978%2C628&ssl=1","author_info":{"display_name":"dtadmin","author_link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/author\/dtadmin\/"},"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phsvEw-673","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6019,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/selah-the-power-of-an-ancient-word-from-god\/","url_meta":{"origin":23501,"position":0},"title":"“Selah” – The Power of an Ancient Word from God","author":"dtadmin","date":"September 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Every word of God is flawless.\" \u2013 Proverbs 30:5 Christ himself said, \"It is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of a pen to drop out of the Law\"\u00a0\u2013 Luke 16:17.\u00a0Every now and then, after spending some time digging in the scriptures, an obscure\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Bible Study"","block_context":{"text":"Bible Study","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/bible-study\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2c64bbc0-8c4e-40f4-ae2f-a541edb41496-1920w.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":5606,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/women-today-spiritual-blogs-item-8834-apart-from-god-i-have-no-good-thing\/","url_meta":{"origin":23501,"position":1},"title":"Apart from God I Have No Good Thing","author":"dtadmin","date":"December 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Psalm 16 -\u00a0 A miktam of David \"Keep me safe, my God,\u00a0for in you I take refuge.\u00a0I say to the Lord, \"You are my Lord;\u00a0apart from you I have no good thing.\"\u00a0 I say of the holy people who are in the land,\u00a0\"They are the noble ones in whom is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Women's Ministry"","block_context":{"text":"Women's Ministry","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/womens-ministry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/9780aad5-46da-458d-bf2f-ee67f84b33e3.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2430,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/depression-and-the-god-of-hope-part-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":23501,"position":2},"title":"Depression and the God of Hope \u2013 Part 3","author":"dtadmin","date":"April 16, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This article discusses how to connect with each other when struggling with depression.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/love.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/love.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/love.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/love.jpg?fit=800%2C534&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30607,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/getting-our-hallelujah-on\/","url_meta":{"origin":23501,"position":3},"title":"Getting Our Hallelujah On","author":"dtadmin","date":"July 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Hallelujah!\" is a glorious Hebrew loan word that we have absorbed into our praise cultures around the world. As I have journeyed to know the word of God better, refining my strengths and committing weaknesses to grace, I have become fascinated with the Hebrew language. As a believer and worship\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Bible Study"","block_context":{"text":"Bible Study","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/bible-study\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ALPHA_bet_history.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ALPHA_bet_history.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ALPHA_bet_history.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23400,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/introducing-biblicallyresilient-com\/","url_meta":{"origin":23501,"position":4},"title":"Introducing BiblicallyResilient.com","author":"dtadmin","date":"March 13, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"We want to invite you to a new website designed to inspire, encourage, challenge and equip disciples of all ages.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/biblicallyresilient.png?fit=936%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/biblicallyresilient.png?fit=936%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/biblicallyresilient.png?fit=936%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/biblicallyresilient.png?fit=936%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2441,"url":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/depression-and-the-god-of-hope-part-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":23501,"position":5},"title":"Depression and the God of Hope \u2013 Part 2","author":"dtadmin","date":"April 10, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"This article discusses how to connect to God during depression.","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hope_in_depression.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hope_in_depression.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hope_in_depression.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/hope_in_depression.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/life-changing-walk-psalm-23-top.jpg?fit=978%2C628&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23501"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23501\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23501"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/disciplestoday.org\/clone\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=23501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}