On being “pastoral”

August 5, 2005 · Filed Under theology

A metaphor to which I return quite often is one embodied in the word “pastoral.” It is a Biblical metaphor that can be most succinctly summed up in the phrase, “Jesus is the Good Shepherd.” Unfortunately, I can some (often?) times be overly verbose in how I go about using and/or explaining that metaphor. (I know, I know. Me? Verbose? Alas, ’tis true, ’tis true… :lol:)

Fortunately, over at Incarnatus Est, Pastor Alms has just posted a very nicely written entry on Being Pastoral. In it, he does a wonderful job of examining just what it means to truly be pastoral, and how that differs from the milquetoasty definition that carries the day in all too many Christian quarters.

Highly recommended — Check it out!

-ghp

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