Thankful for Shepherds Who Care

Today I was in Ephesians 4. Here pastors are described by Paul as those "who have a gift for caring for God's people as a shepherd does his sheep, leading and teaching them in the ways of God." The classes I teach, the books I write, the sermons I preach, and the life I try to model to my family and students are all a direct result of the shepherd-teachers who have poured their lives into mine. Every church needs pastors like that. If yours has them, be sure to thank God for them -- and tell them too.