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title: 'The Sad Shepherd: A Christmas Story'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'Henry Jackson Van Dyke, Jr.'
date: 1916-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'Fiction'
scriptures:
- 'Luke 2'
- 'Matthew 2'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/van-dyke-1916-the-sad-shepherd-a-christmas-story
---

# The Sad Shepherd: A Christmas Story

A melancholy shepherd wanders a snowy landscape near Bethlehem, rescues a wounded kid, and leads his flock past Herod's palace. A Christmas tale of compassion and choice.

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