Like the Shepherd: Leading Your Marriage with Love and Grace by Robert Wolgemuth

Like the Shepherd: Leading Your Marriage with Love and Grace Reviews

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  Andrew Wolgemuth

  This is a great book for the husband (or soon-to-be-husband) who wants to lead his marriage in a complementarian fashion. Using the biblical metaphor of a shepherd, Wolgemuth highlights the Good and Perfect Shepherd and draws lessons and encouragement for the lesser and imperfect "shepherds" in marriage. Lots of important ideas, lots of practical wisdom, and some laughs.
  
  (full disclosure: the agency I work for represents this author and book)
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  Andy Scott

  In this book the author recounts some of the lessons he has learned from being married for over 40 years, and then remarrying after his first wife passed away from cancer. The outline of the book is compelling, looking at the different aspects of being a shepherd to one’s wife. The storytelling is good as well. But I put it down feeling like I didn’t really have anything to really put my finger on to do differently. The chapters seemed to be ill-focused, seemingly a collection of various thoughts loosely based on the theme for each chapter. As a result the key ideas didn’t seem clear to me at the end of each chapter. I question whether it was the dullness of my brain having read most of it right before I went to sleep, or the dullness of my heart in not understanding the true needs of my wife. So perhaps I need to read it again with more reflection, but this first read didn’t really do much for me. A little bit disappointed since the chapter titles seemed so good.
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  C.H. Cobb

  Great book. It's a cross between a personal memoir, and a book on marriage for husbands. Wolgemuth shares details from his own life, including the loss of his wife Bobbi to illness, and his marriage to Nancy L. Demoss, as he uses the metaphor of a shepherd and sheep to describe the calling of a husband to minister to his wife. Great book, theologically on target, includes an excellent presentation of the Gospel in the appendix. Easy book to read. Highly recommended.
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  Andy Anderson

  Leading your wife like a shepherd leads the sheep. Ok read. Good pointers on his experiences with his wife (s). The shepherd leads, feeds, protects and comfort his sheep.
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  Jim Maxwell

  An easy read with great lessons.
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  Glenn

  Married or getting married…. Must read!!!!