Category Archives: The Shepherd’s Health

Free: The Uninvited Companion

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Scott Shaum

The Uninvited Companion has been so well received – the stories I have heard! I am grateful to how God has used it. To celebrate it’s one year on the market, the Kindle Edition is free through January 5. Please pass … Continue reading →

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Revised Spiritual Reflection Tool

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Scott Shaum

Refection is a wise life practice. Busyness undermines reflection. Without pausing, we do not grow in wisdom that God can teach us through life. Taking time to examen our lives gives God space to catch our attention. A Revised Spiritual … Continue reading →

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Your Life, a Message

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Scott Shaum

I have been reflecting on the reality and impact of long-term, unresolved adversity in life. We all know someone, you might be that someone, who lives with unresolved physical ailment – the kind that alters how one goes about life. … Continue reading →

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Recognizing God’s Presence in Our Suffering

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Scott Shaum

The Following is an excerpt from The Uninvited Companion: God’s Shaping us in His Love Through Life’s Adversities  © 2017 Scott E. Shaum pp. 113, 116-117.   The book is available from Amazon.com in print and Kindle versions. Earlier in this book, I … Continue reading →

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Book Release: The Uninvited Companion

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Scott Shaum

The Uninvited Companion: God’s Shaping Us In His Love through Life’s Adversities is a culmination of  wresting with God and his Word through year’s of personal, physical adversity. Here is an excerpt: My Hannah-Like Prayer Moment I remember clearly a Hannah-like prayer … Continue reading →

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The Provisional Gift of Limitations

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Scott Shaum

The God of Limits It is a truth that our infinite God made finitude such an essential aspect of all creation. Rivers flow where God deigns them and they flow to oceans that are bounded by land. Our atmosphere eventually … Continue reading →

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Resiliency: Willingness to Sacrifice

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Scott Shaum

Everyone suffers. We are invited to sacrifice. When we add the layer of active service to others in the name of Jesus, then we must add the reality that we will experience pains in the act of that service. Somehow … Continue reading →

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Resiliency: The Backlash Boogie

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Scott Shaum

Backlash is a shocker when it happens the first couple of times. We show up with the intentions of helping in a situation and it backfires. People are not happy, in fact they resist. What’s more, what we sought to … Continue reading →

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