Guest Post by Kerry: Praying With Expectation
Dale invited me to contribute to Lambchow awhile ago, and honestly, I didn’t have the boldness to do so. I was not even sure what I should write about. He…
Year: 2016
When Justice Seems Like a Moving Target
When we see a social injustice, we tend to look for a remedy. We seek answers from our political leaders and institutions, from leaders of movements and causes, from religious…
Praying the Blues
There seems to be nothing in common between following Jesus and singing the Blues. The expectation for Christ followers is that we always are supposed to be happy. Happy, happy,…
Lambchow Ministry Update
It’s been awhile since I’ve published an update on our Lambchow ministry. I hate writing these things because I dislike blowing my own horn but there are a lot of…
The Umpire’s Call
The pitcher puts his foot on the rubber and leans forward, his eyes intent on the catcher crouched sixty feet and six inches away. The count is full as the…
God’s Golden Rule
It’s an established fact that many of the world’s religions have some form of what is called the Golden Rule. Some statement or ethic of reciprocity that is meant to…
New Salt
Just when you think you’ve got it covered you learn something new. For instance, I can’t tell you how many sermons and teachings I’ve heard about being the salt of…
A Pig No More
Scientists have figured out why pigs wallow in the mud. Basic biology tells us that pigs don’t sweat, so taking a mud bath is a fantastic way for them to keep…
Broken Faith
The interesting thing about broken faith is that it may appear to be successful. In a moment we’re going to talk about two men with broken faith. They’re not much…
Citizen Soldiers
Grandpa Kindred only shared a few of his wartime experiences with us. Grandpa was a combat engineer in Patton’s Third Army during the Battle of the Bulge and the push…
Broken Rules
On February 2nd, 1960 four black men peaceably sat down for lunch. In so doing they broke the rules and changed an injustice that diminished their humanity and dignity. The…
It’s a Little-Known Fact…
We’ve entered a new era, sort of anyway. Maybe you remember the TV show Cheers, a comedy set in a Boston bar room. One of the characters was a know-it-all…