Tag Archives: grace

Following Your Father

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Joe Chambers

The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.  Proverbs 20:7 Through tear-filled eyes and searing pain, I remember seeing him running down the hallway of the hospital like a fullback running for the goal line as I lay … Continue reading →

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No Tender Voice Like Thine

Posted on March 9, 2020 by Joe Chambers

I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. – Jesus If he’s the Good Shepherd, he knows us completely. I can do nothing to surprise him. When I cry out to my Good Shepherd, … Continue reading →

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Encountering Jesus

Posted on January 3, 2020 by Joe Chambers

“You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas”   – John 1:42 Sometimes you encounter someone in your life that you know you will never forget. A little over a year ago, Lynette and I boarded a … Continue reading →

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Finding My Freedom

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Joe Chambers

If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven…”          John 20:23 (NIV) In October 1914, Thomas Mott Osborne entered Auburn Prison in upstate New York, and like all the other prisoners, issued a set of prison grays, and led to a … Continue reading →

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Jesus Sees You

Posted on August 26, 2019 by Joe Chambers

When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.” Luke 19:5 In this story, it says that Jesus is looking for Zacchaeus, and … Continue reading →

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The Strange and the Stranger

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Joe Chambers

Who do you need to make space for that is strange to you? Who is your “hard to love” person? On every street and in every home lives someone who is hard to love. If you look down your street … Continue reading →

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Ellsworth’s Wine

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Joe Chambers

“Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all … Continue reading →

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Exclusion or Embrace?

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Joe Chambers

How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help? Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. – … Continue reading →

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How to Beat the Devil

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Joe Chambers

“Let all bitterness…be put away from you.” (Eph. 4:31) It was late at night and on the way to the hunting camp, I got lost on an old logging road and was running low on gas. I began to think about … Continue reading →

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The King Has One More Move

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Joe Chambers

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Matthew 28:6 For the Christian, death is just a change of address. – Anne Lamott Do you recognize the name “Mel Blanc?” He was the voice behind all of … Continue reading →

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