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About Joe Chambers

I am the beloved of the Most High God. I am an avid reader and writer and have been a continuous learner since my college studies in Ancient Literature and English. I live at the base of Mount Princeton in the Colorado Rockies with my wife of over three decades. I believe I have been put here to tell people that God is not mad at them and to show them the way Home. I am the father of three sons, three beautiful daughters-in-law and four grandchildren. I love to read, tell stories, and spend time in the wilderness.

Wilderness Wisdom

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Joe Chambers

“And this, our life exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in running brooks, sermons in stones, and good in everything.”~~William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act II, scene i. This may come as a surprise to you, … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Joe Chambers

…an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “…you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”  Matthew 1:20-21 Two vital questions: “Who names you?”  And “What is your highest … Continue reading →

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Do You Hear What I Hear?*

Posted on December 7, 2013 by Joe Chambers

After spending an afternoon shopping for my grandson’s Christmas gifts and running various errands for a wife who had earlier given me a long list of must-do items…I was startled into an important lesson about life.  It came as a … Continue reading →

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Old Words of Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Joe Chambers

I love new things.  I have a new Surface RT, a Samsung Galaxy 4, a new ULA backpack, new Hoka One trail running shoes, a new Neo Air sleeping pad, a new Big Agnes ultra lite tent.  I buy new … Continue reading →

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The Restoration of a Pig Slopper

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Joe Chambers

…when he came to himself…  Luke 15:17 It is good to be between a ruined house of bondage and a holy promised land.  ~Leonard Cohen Jesus tells a story about a father with two sons.  One stays home on the family … Continue reading →

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My Village

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Joe Chambers

Here every bird and fish knew its course. Every tree had its own place upon this earth. Only man had lost his way.~Margret Craven I see him, thin and pale at the front of the boat, jaw set, chin high, … Continue reading →

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The Third Book of God

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Joe Chambers

My father could hear a little animal step, Or a moth in the dark against the screen, And every far sound called the listening out Into places where the rest of us had never been.         ~William … Continue reading →

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Sorrow Drives Us To God

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Joe Chambers

All of life is repentance. ~ Martin Luther We all have strategies for living. We all have certain activities, certain accomplishments that we are betting on to pay off in the end. Whether we have formally articulated them or not, … Continue reading →

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Jailhouse Jesus

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Joe Chambers

For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’ says the Lord…  Isaiah 30:17 The following is a restoration story shared in our Church on a recent Sunday morning. I arrived at prison and found a group … Continue reading →

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Coming Clean

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Joe Chambers

“To forgive oneself is like trying to sit in one’s own lap” ~Fredrick Buechner You know the story of King David, how after being a shepherd boy, he killed the giant Goliath which made him a national hero, Samuel came … Continue reading →

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