The Comfort of the Rod and Staff

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Psalm 23:4 The valley of the shadow of death! What familiar language. It deals with the most critical time for shepherd and sheep, the time when the shepherd takes the flock from the safe confines of the home range, the farmstead, and moves them to the higher summer range. There is only one way to get there, and that is through the valley. A good...