What Should I Wear?
I don’t stress out too much about clothes. There’s very little fashion sense in these bones. When my daughter was in High School, she pointed out as I was leaving…
Year: 2017
Rethink48 – Whatever is Honorable
Who are your heroes? Who are those folks that you honor because of who they are, what they do or have done? Perhaps it’s the folks that run into danger…
A Prayer Request
This is an unusual Lambchow so hang with me. About five years ago I began this journey of writing not knowing where it would lead. There was an early, but…
ReThinking48 – Whatever is True
Truth, now there’s a bucket of worms. What is truth? In court, witnesses swear to “tell the truth and nothing but the truth.” But even courts don’t consider all truth,…
The Real Prosperity Gospel
Talking about prosperity in connection with following Jesus is a tricky business. That one word causes more confusion and false expectations than any other word I know. It has been…
reThinking48 – A Beginning
Someone once reported after having cataract surgery that the world was suddenly brighter and more colorful. The dull film that clouded their vision was gone, and they could see the…
Like a Goldfish in Water
They say that a goldfish doesn’t notice the water around it. That living in water is so natural and common that they take no thought of it. I wonder sometimes…
Walking Through 1st Peter: Peace to All in Christ
Twenty-four weeks ago we began a journey. We opened Peter’s first letter to the persecuted believers of Asia Minor and chose to walk through it instead of rushing through it.…
David’s Bad Day Prayer – Psalm 86
This article is much longer than our normal Lambchow Article. It is an edited transcript of the sermon Dale presented at Vineyard Church Peoria on June 11th, 2017. Thank you…
I Have This Rock
I have this rock. It has a flat side and a rounded side. It’s about the shape and size of a hand with the thumb tucked in. There are hints…
Walking Through 1st Peter – Resisting the Lion’s Roar
I don’t know anything about lions. I’ve seen them at the zoo, even heard them roar. But to be honest, I felt pretty safe since there was a fence and…
Walking Through 1st Peter – Are We There Yet?
Are we there yet? How many times have we said or heard that phrase? The cliché occurrence is a child going with their parents to someplace special. But how often…