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Lord of the Storm

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Joe Chambers

A windstorm swept down on the lake, and the boat was filling with water, and they were in danger. They went to him and woke him up, shouting, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” And he woke up and rebuked the wind … Continue reading →

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The Gentle Healer

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Forrest Gump is the life story of a physically and mentally challenged man (Tom Hanks), who accomplishes the incredible with his simple reasoning and persistence. In one scene, Forrest and his childhood friend Jenny are walking down an old gravel … Continue reading →

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The Jesus Way

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Joe Chambers

 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11(NKJV) Joy is not pleasure, a mere sensation, but a pervasive and constant sense of well-being. Hope in … Continue reading →

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God as King

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Joe Chambers

A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall … Continue reading →

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Angels Unawares

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Let brotherly love continue. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Hebrews 13:1-2 

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Friends and Monsters

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Joe Chambers

There is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 Other than the covenant relationship between a husband and wife no other relationship has the potential to shape us and bring wholeness to our fragmented souls like that … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Hearth and Home

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Joe Chambers

As for man, his days are like grass…and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more.  Psalm 103:15-16 Not long ago my wife and I went back to the community we had lived in for 16 years. My wife said, “I … Continue reading →

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Creation

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Joe Chambers

 “In the beginning, God created…” Most of us have had experiences in nature where we have felt a staggering sense of complexity and diversity, breathtaking beauty, and astonishing creativity, and added to all of that, the joy of discovery we … Continue reading →

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On Seeing God

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Persons rarely become present where they are not heartily wanted. ~Dallas Willard Do you remember the time when Moses was tending sheep in the wilderness of Sinai and saw a flickering fire off in the distance? Moses said, “What’s going … Continue reading →

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A Good and Beautiful God

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Joe Chambers

All the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD. ~ King David Once there was a lovely autistic boy named Joseph who attended our church and after a song was sung or a prayer offered in … Continue reading →

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