The Idea Shepherd
How to slow down, reflect well, and uncover hidden insight in everything around you.
The Idea Shepherd
The other day I saw a picnic table under a tree, and it stopped me.
God made the tree. People made the table.
It reminded me of what T.D. Jakes once said: God didn’t make tables, He made trees — and He gave you a brain to imagine what those trees could be.
That table was a “creation from creation.” And it’s not just furniture — it’s a setting for life
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Every night before bed, I write one line.
- A thought from the day
- A great sentence I read
- A question I want to ponder
- A thought from the day
- A great sentence I read
- A question I want to ponder
Jesus carried stories like seeds in his pocket. Ready to toss when he saw soil.
And not just for the crowds—but especially for the disciples.
He didn’t just throw stories out and walk away. He stayed.
Sat down. Drew near. Waited for the “what did that mean?”
And then he rolled up his sleeves and began untying the knots.
It’s like he was saying,
“Stories
🐑 Rod & Staff: Curiosity and Writing
The Rod – Curiosity
It prods.
It pokes at what's hiding in the brush.
It keeps you moving when you want to stop.
Curiosity says, “What’s that over there?”
It leads you to unexpected fields.
It guards you from boredom and stagnation.
The Staff – Writing
It steadies.
It pulls wandering thoughts back in line.
It gives sh
Most people skip to the next hit. But I’m listening for the hidden track.
Not the viral idea. The buried one.
The one humming under the surface.
The one that waits to be noticed.
Not the viral idea. The buried one.
The one humming under the surface.
The one that waits to be noticed.
ChatGPT
Ideas are discovered in wonderlands.
places that stir up awe within.
To enter into a wonderland, you have to experience things for the first time.
Like going to Disney world for the first time. Awe is stirred. And this is where ideas can be formed.
To be full of wonder means you are not focused on self. When’s the last time you felt in awe about yourse
Field Practice
The daily nudge. The way to live it out. The step that turns an idea into formation.
Think of it as the “application gate” in the shepherd’s pasture.
Proverbs is a book that can change your life. And what is it filled with? Ideas.
Short. Punchy. Memorable.
The kind of insights that stick with you. That whisper back at the right time.
That shape how you speak. How you walk. How you see.
Ideas are not just mental decorations.
They’re seeds.
They grow in you.
And through you, they grow out into the world.