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Taking My Leave

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Joe Chambers

Saying goodbye is testing the timbre of my soul. These mountains assure me of constancy, and the blue porcelain sky covers me with grace. Decades of memories swirl like white butterflies and remind me of joy. But can you hear … Continue reading →

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My Last Sermon

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Joe Chambers

The RestorationJohn 21:1-19(The Last Sermon) How many of you have ever eaten a bowl of Wheaties? The legend behind this famous cereal’s creation began with bran gruel, which a clumsy dietician at the Washburn Crosby Company was preparing in 1922 … Continue reading →

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The Truth, The Ache, and The Hope

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Joe Chambers

The grass withers, the flower fades; but the word of our God will stand forever. Isaiah 40:8 It’s an interesting truth about us that we don’t like to think much about death, but we spend a lot of money when … Continue reading →

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Unrushed Presence

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Joe Chambers

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. – Simone Weil After hearing me preach for the first time, Ellsworth looked down at my feet and said, “A man who isn’t afraid to wear cowboy boots in the pulpit … Continue reading →

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Praying Through Spiritual Rapids

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Joe Chambers

Hello darkness, my old friendI’ve come to talk with you againBecause a vision softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was sleepingAnd the vision that was planted in my brainStill remainsWithin the sound of silence  – Paul Simon There is a … Continue reading →

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Prophet Sharing

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Joe Chambers

 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord. Isaih 1:18 (KJV) Not too long ago, something in the national news troubled me greatly. It was confrontation that I felt was crude, rude, and demeaning. Two men with all the … Continue reading →

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My Retirement Announcement

Posted on January 5, 2025 by Joe Chambers

I entered a relationship with Jesus I was aware of when I was seven. I can still see my tears falling into the green gold shag carpet in my preacher father’s study where I said, “The sinner’s prayer.” And I … Continue reading →

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Getting Out of God’s Chair

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Joe Chambers

Resentment is the poison we swallow while we hope the other person dies. – Unknown To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. – Lewis Smedes Who is hard for you to love? … Continue reading →

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The Power of Love

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Joe Chambers

In 1985, Huey Lewis and The News released a hit single called The Power of Love. The song put them on the map of pop culture of the eighties. I’m not a huge fan of the song, but I looked … Continue reading →

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Living the With-God Life (part two)

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Joe Chambers

As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. John 15:9 God is madly in love with you, and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it. You are His beloved. Do you … Continue reading →

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