Exploring Galatians – Relationship Reset
Does absence make the heart grow fonder, or does distance breed contempt? Maybe both are true. In this part of our exploration of Galatians, Paul gets personal. Behind his words…
Category: Encouragment
What is Your Delight?
What do you delight in? Now, that’s an open-ended question with many answers. A cherry pie made with tart cherries is delightful. The colors of the sunrise and sunset are…
Once Again With Feeling
The passion week of Christ is an emotional roller coaster. Imagine for a moment hearing the events as they unfold without knowing what comes next or what the outcome will…
Exploring Galatians: A Matter of Conscience
There is a division in the Body of Christ that we’re going to explore. It may make some of you uncomfortable or even angry. But this topic is really just…
The Safety of Integrity
Our lives and our innermost thoughts are increasingly on public display. Social media is constantly inviting us to share our feelings through shares, likes, comments, and emojis—each instance adding another…
Exploring Galatians: Sonship
Every society is built on a set of simple premises. Those premises are the foundation and the cement of all that follows. However, those foundational principles will differ between various…
Because of a Fig Tree
One day, during the days leading up to Christ’s arrest, Jesus passed by a fruitless fig tree. In the text, Mark 11:12-14, it appears that Jesus unjustly curses the tree…
Exploring Galatians – When the Training Wheels Come Off
Training wheels are wonderful things for beginner bicycle riders. Those little outriders prevent many tumbles, tears, and skinned knees. Training wheels grow confidence and allow for some independence. But eventually,…
Curses
One pleasure of living rural is watching the acrobatic flight of barn swallows. Those small birds have tremendous agility in the air, which enables them to go after flying insects.…
Exploring Galatians: The Strength of a Promise
Every December, our local paper publishes the new laws going into effect in the new year. Those laws could be a new wrinkle for laws already on the book or…
The Log of Religion
If you’ve followed Lambchow for a while, you may recall that we have a couple of barn cats. Callie and Boots divide their time between a small cathouse on the…
Exploring Galatians – The Curse of the Law
A Vin diagram is used to graphically depict how two or more concepts overlap. For instance, say we’re comparing an apple with a tomato. One circle would describe the apple…