In 1999, after the death of his mother, Williamson was compelled to commission a statue of Jesus with a lamb – the Good Shepherd, says his daughter, Becky Williamson-Martin of Samantha, Ala.

Rev. Johnnie Moore of Washington, D.C., shared what it means for Jesus Christ to call himself the "good shepherd" in John 10:11. Christians, he said, need a shepherd.

In John chapter 10, Jesus said, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep” (vs. 11). Jesus uses the imagery of a shepherd to portray Himself as being the kind ...

Jesus is not a hired hand, He is the Good Shepherd. He knows who His sheep are and will never let them out of His sight. He can be trusted fully because He is fully trustworthy.

In these days of Easter season, we hear lovely readings about Jesus the Good Shepherd. We can imagine bucolic settings of green grass and flowing waters, where this gentle Jesus leads his sheep to ...