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…
Category: 2016
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…
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…
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.…
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…
Your Tour Guide for Today
It’s vacation season. A time to get away, see some sights, take a few pictures, do something fun, and perhaps just relax somewhere along the way. I ran into a…
Guest Post: Just When I Thought…
My friend, Doug Fehr, was a platoon leader in the Vietnam War. Before heading off into an exercise of any kind, he would always tell his troops to locate a…
Thanks – Giving
In a few days, folks will gather together to observe, even if in some small way, the American tradition of Thanksgiving. Or as some people call it, turkey-day. But in…
Slipping and Sliding
Has your world been shaken? Have things once solid and firm suddenly become like quicksand? Maybe the problem is that you’re standing on the wrong foundation. What is your foundation? …
Game Seven
I write this article knowing that it will be published on election day in the United States. Yet I also know that many, most, in fact, will read it after…
Jesus Said That?! A Radical Integrity
Rules for today. Don’t offend anyone. Provide trigger warnings if something may cause anxiety for someone. Avoid micro-aggressions. Always say things with a positive spin. I noticed the other day…
God is Turning Up the Heat
In the nearly three years of Lambchow’s existence I have rarely touched on current events, never touched on politics, and strictly avoided hot-button issues. This was intentional and purposeful.…