Timothy J. Shoup

Rev. Timothy J. Shoup is the administrative pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School in Bonduel, Wisconsin. He is passionate about good hymnody and the means thereby of proclaiming confessional, evangelical theology. He enjoys walks with his wife, Nancy, on their country road and the commotion when their four children and three grandchildren are home.

God Always Has Room for You: Devotion on Where Shepherds Lately Knelt

Timothy J. Shoup
December 29, 2020

This post is from Praise and Honor: Hymn Inspired Devotions.

“Where Shepherds Lately Knelt” is a remarkable gift, but it is easily missed because it is placed a third of the way into our hymnal’s Christmas section. …This hymn takes our doubts, weaknesses, and pains directly to the world’s key event, where we ponder its impact upon our lives and other people’s. Most of all, this remarkable hymn brings Christmas peace. …

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