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The Call

Posted on February 12, 2017 by Joe Chambers

The college I went to had mandatory chapel service several times a week. They had assigned seating and someone took roll. You got in trouble if you didn’t go. So, I went, but I slept through the entire thing. Usually, … Continue reading →

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Despicable Me

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Joe Chambers

Despicable Me (a lament) O God, You are loving and kind Yet, I am hurt and angry at Your church Why did they embrace a despicable man? Make them see their folly; their idolatry. For, I am hurt and angry at … Continue reading →

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What Is The Drive-Shaft of Your Life?

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Joe Chambers

“Prepare the way of the Lord; Make straight in the desert A highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill brought low; The crooked places shall be made straight And the rough places smooth; The … Continue reading →

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The Hunted

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Joe Chambers

…suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice… Acts 9:3,4 The life of Francis Thompson was a downward spiral that landed him on the streets of nineteenth-century London—a useless vagabond, an … Continue reading →

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The Shepherd

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Joe Chambers

“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for the sheep…~Jesus A man tells me of a pornography addiction that has escalated into group sex with strangers and random sexual encounters with men.  I listen and pray … Continue reading →

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The Spirit

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Joe Chambers

 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper… I will not leave you orphans. —Jesus I need help loving folks. You probably don’t, but I certainly do. Many years ago, I was a corporate trainer, traveling … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Mr. President

Posted on January 19, 2017 by Joe Chambers

On January 20th of 2017, we said goodbye to the first President of Color in the history of our country. My admiration for Mr. Obama has nothing to do with his politics. (Most of which I disagree.) My respect is … Continue reading →

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The Lord

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Joe Chambers

 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus… Jesus, who, being in the form of God…made Himself of no reputation…that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow…  Philippians 2:5,6,10 Despite the current political and cultural … Continue reading →

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The Father

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Joe Chambers

There is no gatekeeper to the throne-room of heaven. Continue reading →

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The Voice

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Joe Chambers

One evening a few years ago, I was driving home in the gentle rain of the Pacific Northwest. In the back of my old Jeep lay a gift for the best grandson in the wide world that I had purchased … Continue reading →

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