(Rev. 7:17) Of all the images in the Bible, the most comforting, endearing and enduring is that of Jesus the Good Shepherd. The image goes back to Psalm 23, “The Lord is my shepherd.” ...

Similarly, prints of Warner Sallman’s placid, lily-white painting The Lord Is My Shepherd still ... in such contemporary songs as Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise.” While showing deference to the vast ...