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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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We Need A Savior

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Joe Chambers

Amazing love, how can it be? That you, my king. would die for me Amazing love, I know it’s true Its my joy to honor you. If you don’t believe in original sin, I can only surmise that you have … Continue reading →

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Pastor, It’s Not Your Church

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Joe Chambers

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. Revelation 21:2 When I was in 4th grade, our family lived in the Wet Mountain Valley. … Continue reading →

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Experiencing God

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Joe Chambers

Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law they … Continue reading →

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Following Your Father

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Joe Chambers

The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.  Proverbs 20:7 Through tear-filled eyes and searing pain, I remember seeing him running down the hallway of the hospital like a fullback running for the goal line as I lay … Continue reading →

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Learning to Wait

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Joe Chambers

Richard Foster, in Celebration of Discipline, says, “Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, … Continue reading →

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Black Lives Matter

Posted on June 3, 2020 by Joe Chambers

“Pastor Joe! Please, when can I be baptized?” An eight-year-old precocious and adorable little girl wrote that sentence every Sunday for what seemed like an entire school year on the prayer request card at the church. With her parents, the … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Story

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Joe Chambers

But we had hoped that he was the one… Luke 24:21 Once upon a time, two men had placed all their hopes in a young leader. They just knew he was going to be the answer to all the questions … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Scars

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Joe Chambers

Jesus showed them His hands and His side…[and] said to them again, “Peace to you! John 20:20 This story in the life of the first disciples of Jesus is both haunting and hopeful. I know that sentence sounds strange, but … Continue reading →

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This is Your Moment

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Joe Chambers

“There is a tide in the affairs of man which must be taken at the crest.” – Shakespeare What does soul-intimacy with Jesus look like to you? Have you ever imagined what that kind of relationship with Jesus might feel … Continue reading →

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