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The Devil

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Joe Chambers

My name is Legion; for we are many. ~ The Gadarene If you make anything more important to your happiness, more important to your sense of self, more important to your sense of security than Jesus, it is your master. You … Continue reading →

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A Lament for the Syrian Children

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Joe Chambers

You are the Lord, most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. Poisonous gas has filled the lungs of the young ones and bombs are exacting revenge. If you are as strong and merciful as … Continue reading →

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The Jail

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Joe Chambers

While Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him. Genesis 39:20 I sat down on a cold plastic chair in a four-foot-wide room; a thick barrier of Plexiglas spanned the table to the ceiling. Tender names of … Continue reading →

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With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it?  It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; yet when it is … Continue reading →

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Joe Chambers | Leave a comment

The Loss

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Joe Chambers

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. ~ Job Bridge to Terabithia is a story of a special friendship between a young boy and girl. Although from different backgrounds, their hearts … Continue reading →

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Misunderstood

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Joe Chambers

I say to the Lord, “You are my God;     give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.” O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer,     you have covered my head in the day of battle. Psalm 140:6-7 Few things are more difficult … Continue reading →

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Losing My Religion

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Joe Chambers

“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.  So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 As a young man, I was steeped in the music of my era. I loved Rock and Roll. Bands … Continue reading →

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The Healing

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Joe Chambers

“Son, your sins are forgiven.” ~ Jesus I heard the gravel crunch under big tires in the driveway of my first Church. I went to see who it was. It was Otis. He had a box of fruit in hand … Continue reading →

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The Power

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Joe Chambers

In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. And Simon and his companions hunted for him.  When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching … Continue reading →

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Sacred Space

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Joe Chambers

I lay my hand over my mouth.  Job 40:4 “Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.” ~ Betty Smith, A Tree … Continue reading →

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