Positive Press

The Shepherd: Experiencing Psalm 23

James Collins has written an extraordinary book in The Shepherd: Experiencing Psalm 23.

When I received my copy in the mail, I opened it with anticipation; the book’s cover was velvety like the nicer of the bristol or vellum sketch pads that I used to draw on as a young artist, and the cover had a photo of a lamb on it. The physical book seemed rather exquisite, and I wondered if the writing could really compare to the quality of the packaging.

But I was not disappointed. I am not a big fan of nonfiction. I like to write it, and I like to read memoir, but there have only been a few nonfiction volumes that I have really enjoyed, particularly ones that were theological in nature. I love the gospel, but find God more in fiction than in explanation.

Here, however, in The Shepherd, I was reintroduced to The Lord. And the writer really brought me face to face with God. I felt in reading the book that I was communing with God in prayer. It was a very peaceful feeling, and I’d read the book again to know God’s truth afresh and share time with him.

If you are a Christian wanting encouragement, or if you know someone who wants and needs a message to help them to know Jesus, I highly recommend this outstanding book.

One never knows what one will find in the pages of a new book: entertainment, suspense, romance, humor, pathos or enlightenment. The Bible is the Word of God, and not as a substitute, but to complement it, The Shepherd helps show how to reach out to the One True God, and it is a clear path beside still waters, a path to Heavenly peace.