Start Here/Grow Here – The Real Harvest
We often measure ourselves and others by the wrong standard. Where I live, our corn grows tall. Often well over seven feet. That growth is a combination of good seed,…
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Start Here/Grow Here – The Main Thing
It doesn’t take long to figure out that Christ-followers come in many different packages. It sometimes seems more like consumerism than spirituality as different groupings elevate their differences. Do you…
Start Here/Grow Here – A Weedy Problem
All gardeners know the problem. They spend long hours getting the conditions right for their plants to thrive. They cultivate the soil, plant in the right season, see to the…
Start Here/Grow Here: Roots of Connection
One of the not-so-obvious insights from Jesus’ Parable of the sower is the need for good roots. In the parable, the seed thrown on rocky soil grew as quickly as…
Start Here/Grow Here – God Speaks
How do we know what God is like? Or what He wants from us? How does God speak to us at all? The answers to all those questions, and many…
Start Here/Grow Here – Talking With God
One way or another, our new life in Christ began with talking to God. Amazing on so many levels. Our journey with God begins simply: no valiant quests, no expensive…
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!…
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…
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…