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Value above all Values

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Joe Chambers

Now the word of the Lord came to Jonah… When the Word of the Lord comes to anything, it is never the same.  In Genesis when the earth was a dark, soupy mess, the word of God came to that … Continue reading →

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Misfits at the King’s Table

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Joe Chambers

One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched.   Luke 14:1 Meals say things about us. Throughout history meals have been used to show off and dramatize the power … Continue reading →

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Bread for Your Soul

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Joe Chambers

Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews, was near. Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?”   John 6:4-5 As … Continue reading →

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The Coming Joy-mageddon

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Joe Chambers

“And from Jesus Christ…the ruler of the kings of the earth.”               Revelation 1:5 When we hear “kings,” we think about the sphere of government or politics because in our day power tends to be divided up into different spheres — … Continue reading →

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Bread for the World

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Joe Chambers

Even Through the darkest phase Be it thick or thin Always someone marches brave Here beneath my skin Constant craving Has always been   K.D. Lang And Jesus took the loaves, and when He had given thanks He distributed them to … Continue reading →

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Be Decent

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Joe Chambers

I want always to able a little boy and to have fun, grins Peter Pan.  Then with one grand leap, he stretches out his arms and flies into the night toward the brightest star and Never Never Land. As children, … Continue reading →

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The Last Meal

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Joe Chambers

“With fervent desire I have desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I will no longer eat of it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”  Luke 22:15-16 And in … Continue reading →

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Faith to Finish

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Joe Chambers

Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses …let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.  Hebrews 12:1 I’ve finished three full marathons (26.2 miles) and almost 20 Half Marathons. At the start … Continue reading →

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Christians R Us

Posted on July 30, 2015 by Joe Chambers

“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.”  I Corinthians 13:11 (NIV) A parent can expect their … Continue reading →

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I Surrender Almost

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Joe Chambers

So he looked this way and that way, and when he saw no one, he killed the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. Exodus 2:12 The act of willing surrender is a choice of openness, a choice of abandonment … Continue reading →

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