The Way of Peace
How do Christ-followers navigate in a world that has different values? I don’t know about you, but I face that question daily. What are my attitudes, behaviors, and actions towards…
Corinthian Conflicts – The Wisdom of the Cross
Nothing has perhaps divided believers more than baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Two sacraments meant to underscore the unity of the body divides us from one another. The church has…
Consider Your Calling
There are times when the Bible says we should forget the former things (Isaiah 43:18) and times when the Bible says we should recall our beginnings. One such verse is…
Corinthian Controversies – Division
Some people love math, some tolerate it, and some simply hate it. I’m somewhere in the tolerate it camp. My son-in-law Joel is definitely in the Love Math camp. I…
Corinthian Controversies – Introduction
Let’s get straight to it. Lambchow is beginning a new series based on 1st Corinthians. Corinth was a powerful commercial city with strategic importance about 40 miles from Athens. It…
Leaning Forward
Tis the season to make resolutions. To choose one or two things to resolve to do differently as one-year changes to the next. I’m not a big fan of resolutions,…
Danny’s Firetruck
Six-year-old Ben was the first to wake up that Christmas morning. He took a look to see if it was light out yet. Mom had been explicit last night, they…
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,…
Colors of Christmas – Gold
Our final Color of Christmas is gold and its symbolism of value. We may not be paid in gold or use gold at the local store, but the idea of…
A Pearl of Forgiveness
Pearl lives on the south edge of town in a sprawling two-room bungalow. Well, it seems sprawling to me because it’s more than what I have which is whatever open…
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…
Colors of Christmas – Silver
What exactly is the color of silver? Except for some nuance of shading, silver shares its color with chrome and stainless steel. It is easily mimicked by tinsel. (Does…