Jesus Says Keep Watching and Praying
I think the best metaphor for our next Jesus Says command is something many of us do on a regular basis – drive our cars (or trucks, tractors, and motorcycles).…
Author: Dale Heinold
Jesus Says Remember Me
One morning, long before Lambchow was launched, I sat beside a rocky stream just outside of Yellowstone National Park. I love these alone moments with God. Especially when they are…
Dale’s Rules for Life – Be Thankful for Dirty Dishes
I have these rules for life. Guidelines that are like buoys to help navigate the choppy waters of life. The list occasionally grows. For instance, this rule was only added…
Professor Winkle’s Unexpected Adventure
For my grandchildren: Dash (Asher), Sissy (Makenzie), Flash (Elijah), Missy (Megan), Evelin, and Stella. Professor Winkle scurried about his library. How he managed to scurry among the crowded piles of…
Jesus Says Love Others
In our previous Jesus Says command, we explored the overarching command to love God with everything we are. This is found in Matthew 22:37-38. Jesus’ command was a response to…
Jesus Says Love God
Over the past couple of months, we have been covering the commands of Jesus. Those Jesus says statements found in the Gospels. Some of them have been surprising, some familiar,…
Jesus Says Give to God what is God’s
One day the power players of the day set out to trap Jesus. They cleverly devised a question that could be only answered in a way that would either paint…
Jesus Says Talk To Them
For our next Jesus Says command we need a kind of wrapper. Some fences to keep us from straying too far off course. The first fence is scope, this command…
Jesus Says Don’t-Do-Don’t Be Afraid
Let’s say for a moment that we’re trying to find a radio transmitter hidden in a barren desert. We mark one point and gain a general direction. We move to…
Dale’s Rules for Life, Changing Our World
I have these rules for life. Some of them are witty, some are cute, some challenge me in ways that are hard to describe. This is one of those challenging…
The Hunter
The mark was easy. A country hick that wandered into the wrong alley of City Center, my alley. So, I welcomed him to our crusty city by relieving him of…
Jesus Says Ask for Workers
I’m a fixer by trade. It began with a few mechanical things around the house. I graduated to the electronics of old radios, TVs, and VCRs. I eventually tried to…