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…
Conflict:Peace vs. Control
What is it about humanity that desires peace and longs for conflict? We want our lives to be as peaceful as a mountain lake on a still day; perfectly reflecting…
Love Rejoices in the Truth
We live in a world where truth is often a squishy matter of opinion more than a structure built on a solid foundation. Most of this is simply semantics. Truth…
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…
Our Just Deserves
Every couple of weeks I receive an envelope inside is a pay stub. A worthless piece of paper. I can’t take it to the bank and cash it. But it…
Love Doesn’t Keep Score
When my wife Tina and I were first engaged, we continued the tradition of playing games that we’d enjoyed in our respective families while growing up. On one of our…
God Has Plans
Theology students are taught that context is king when understanding the Bible. Generally, a verse must be understood by its near context, book or section context, and the overarching context…
Stumbling in Shadowlands
There are times in our lives when we walk in Shadowlands. Times when we feel vulnerable and alone. Times when justice, fairness, and rightness, seem corrupt. Days when we feel…
Love is Not Jealous
Love is not Jealous. It was Shakespeare who turned jealousy into a “Green-eyed monster,” although he may have borrowed an idea from the ancient Greeks. Whatever its color, jealousy is…
All-Stars: Something New
In this forum, I rarely write about the all-star verses of scripture. Those gems which ring with meaning have often been the topic of teaching, sermons, and songs. But for…
The Frugality of God
Call this one of those “wait, what?!” moments. In John 6:1-14 is the familiar account of Jesus feeding the five thousand-plus crowd with just a few barley loaves and two…
Inheriting a Blessing
A wise warning is to be heard in “Don’t put the cart before the horse.” It’s a phrase from a different era, one before motorized transport. And yet one that…