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The Silence

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Joe Chambers

There is a silence that lives in the grass On the underside of each blade And in the blue space between the stones. There is a silence that rests like a young bird in your palms. – Rolf Jacobsen As … Continue reading →

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Helping Your Pastor During the Pandemic

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Joe Chambers

“I will probably be one of the statistics next year of pastors that left in the pandemic … and my church will be one of the ones that will not make it out the other side …” – a pastor … Continue reading →

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Ways to Be Grateful

Posted on November 26, 2020 by Joe Chambers
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Jesus and Politics

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Joe Chambers

Many Christians I talk to suggest that maybe we shouldn’t talk about or get involved in politics at all. It is just too divisive. My experience is that it is only divisive if I disagree with you. In other words, … Continue reading →

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Living at the Speed of Love

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Joe Chambers

God walks “slowly” because he is love. If he is not love he would move much faster. Love has its speed. It is an inner speed. It is a spiritual speed. It is a different kind of speed from the … Continue reading →

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Sacred Opportunity

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Joe Chambers

When I was a young boy my father came to my brother, sister, and I and said, “If one of you will come to town with me I promise you won’t regret it.”  I had been to town before so … Continue reading →

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Terms of Endearment

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Joe Chambers

Lynette: I wish these cabinets at home closed like my new cabinets at school. Me: How’s that? Lynette: They would close by themselves and not bang with they shut. Me: But how will I know when you are upset with … Continue reading →

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In God We Trust

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Joe Chambers

O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth. We … Continue reading →

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The Sea Takes the Rest

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Joe Chambers

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way. Isaiah 53:6 A man is thinking about leaving his wife because she is difficult. He is correct. She is a very harsh woman. But we pray … Continue reading →

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At the End of the Day

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Joe Chambers

Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid. – Frederick Buechner “How are you doing these days, Joe?” my friend asked. “I’m doing really well.” “Well, you are about the only one I’ve asked lately … Continue reading →

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