Start Here/Grow Here – Great Expectations
Have you ever taken a drink and been totally surprised? There was one time I remember taking a sip expecting sweet tea and getting tart lemonade instead. It was revolting!…
Year: 2021
When God Seems Asleep
You’ve got to love the Psalms. They weren’t just syrupy feel-good songs which ignored the realities of life, sin, and death. Take Psalms 44 for instance. It begins by recounting…
Overwhelmed
Sometimes the burdens of life itself are too much to bear. Like there is no answer, no solution, no way out from under the situation or circumstances we’re in. Maybe…
Start Here: The Good Seed
Many things have a starting point. Foot races have a starting line. Kids experience the first day of school. Books have a first page. Life itself begins on the day…
The Cross-Shaped Life
What is the “normal” Christian life? That’s actually harder to answer than many think. It’s perhaps too common, but we tend to understand normal through our experiences. We assume that…
My New Hobby
I’ve decided on a new hobby. After watching the Olympics, I’ve decided to take up pole vaulting. Now, don’t laugh. It looks like fun. You don’t have to run too…
Start Here: An Introduction for Lambchow
Next week, Lambchow will begin a new series called Start Here/Grow Here. The current plan is for a nine-week series of lessons designed and intended for those new to faith…
Those Little Things That Add Up to Something Big
I carry around a backpack as part of my job. The other day, I slung it on, and it seemed heavier than normal. After some investigating, the additional weight turned…
Is Your Faith Routine?
We all have our morning routines. Mine is retrieving my favorite coffee cup, turning on the Keurig coffee machine, and choosing a pod of one of the coffees I like.…
The Ten: The Catchall Commandment
One of the tools I use in my IT Director job at a local school district is a web filter. That device “filters” every bit of information coming from the…
The Chosen
I was one of those kids often chosen late or last for playground games. You know the drill. Two captains are agreed upon. They take turns building their team from…
Whom Do You Fear?
Fear is a powerful motivator that we don’t always recognize. How many of our choices are fueled by what we fear? We fear rejection so we do whatever is necessary…