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One Simple Truth to Help You Sleep

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Joe Chambers

It may the devil or it may be the Lord But you’re gonna have to serve somebody. ~Bob Dylan A few years ago there was an article about what is destroying family life in America. The article was not about … Continue reading →

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Back to Square One

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Joe Chambers

 You sweep them away; they are like a dream, like grass that is renewed in the morning;in the morning it flourishes and is renewed;in the evening it fades and withers.  Ps.  90:6 (NRSV) If I’m ever going to live the life … Continue reading →

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The Beauty and the Brutal

Posted on September 21, 2014 by Joe Chambers

Hello darkness, my old friend I’ve come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence … Continue reading →

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The Most Valuable Antique is an Old Friend

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Joe Chambers

“How are you doing today, pastor?” he asked. “I’m doing Okay.” “You seemed a little discouraged last Sunday,” he said. “Yeah, no pastor spends hours preparing a sermon only to preach it to more chairs than the people he loves.” … Continue reading →

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Call Me Ishmael

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Joe Chambers

“Community is the place where the person you least want to live with always lives.”  Henri Nouwen “Let us journey on our way, and I will go alongside you.”  Esau, (Genesis 33:12) It was getting dark on Day 26 of … Continue reading →

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Stop Bringing The World Into The Church

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Joe Chambers

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word. Acts 6:4 As I was learning how to navigate the professional Christian life, I remember that the older generation, the very conservative branch on the … Continue reading →

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Old Men Walking

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Joe Chambers

The dove’s lonesome coo played in the distance as we walked on the sand-filled road across the back side of the Baca Land an Cattle Company access in the San Luis Valley of south-central Colorado. Pinion’s and junipers stood at … Continue reading →

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Trust Your Shepherd

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Joe Chambers

He maketh me lie down in green pastures.~ King David My shepherd makes me lie down because I don’t want to lie down. I am hell-bent on controlling everyone or thing in my sphere of influence. Every morning when I … Continue reading →

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Worrying the Word

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Joe Chambers

Other than suffering I believe that mediation on God’s Word is the single greatest tool God has ever used to facilitate change in my character AND to communicate how much He loves me. What is Biblical Meditation? Happy are those … Continue reading →

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Every Pastor Needs a Pastor

Posted on July 1, 2014 by Joe Chambers

Christian leaders are in trouble. And when the leaders are in trouble the Church is in trouble. Our culture, both inside and outside the church is grinding down Christian leaders. According to Thabiti Anyabwile one of the pastors of Anacostia … Continue reading →

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