Practically Waiting
We’ve probably all experienced the mind-numbing boredom of waiting in line. Standing or sitting until our turn comes around, until our name is called, or it’s our turn to ride…
Category: 2023
Advent 2023 – Love
When my children were young, my son Michael had a bad habit of shaking presents. We wrapped and placed unlabeled gifts under the tree well before Christmas morning. One day,…
Advent 2023 – Joy
A match is struck, and a tiny flame bursts out. That tiny flame is used to ignite something else. During advent, the match ignites a candle. When I think of…
Advent – Peace
The theme of Advent’s second week is peace. Of the four advent themes, peace often seems the most fickle and challenging to experience. Human conflicts, large and small, are frequent.…
Advent 2023 – Hope
There are many traditions around Christmas. Large traditions, cultural traditions, church traditions, and family traditions. These are the things that make Christmas what it is—a reminder of things past and…
With Thanksgiving!
How to start, that is the question. How do we start a conversation with family, friends, co-workers, or God? Those opening words create an atmosphere for everything else to rise…
Standing With Israel
I don’t often write about current events on these pages, but today is different. While wars and rumors of wars have always been with us, the current battle in Israel…
A New Wisdom…Ten Years Later
I republished Lambchow’s first article a few days ago to mark our 10th anniversary. I’ll admit to doing a little light editing before republishing. But I was also tempted to…
Show Your Power!
There is plenty to fear in the world today. It seems there is also something new to worry about, be anxious about, or even be fearful about. Wars are breaking…
The Price is Right
Text of sermon delivered on 10/15/23 at Vineyard Church Peoria. For 35 years, Bob Barker hosted the Price is Right. Contestants would be called out of the studio audience to…
Anniversary Praise and Prayer
In early November of 2013, a new website was turned on. On November 3rd of that year, I published the first Lambchow article. There was no grand plan, a blueprint…
Strength
For over 45 years, I’ve carried a business card-sized reminder in my wallet. A reminder that was given to me by Mom. On the card is a drawing of a…