Tag Archives: grace

Here Comes the Judge!

Posted on December 5, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Judge not, that you be not judged.~ Jesus Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we … Continue reading →

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The Loss

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Joe Chambers

And he was there in the prison.  But the Lord was with Joseph …  Genesis 39:20-21 There is nothing we would like to avoid more if we could than a crisis. But what if we could? Imagine that you had a child, and when that … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to My Sons

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Love suffers long and is kind… bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. ~Saint Paul “What punishments of God are not gifts?” ~ J.R.R. Tolkien. I know you are looking at what happened last Tuesday and … Continue reading →

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Obey Your Thirst

Posted on October 10, 2016 by Joe Chambers

“I thirst!” ~Jesus Have you ever been thirsty?  I don’t mean the average thirst where a drink of water sounds good after a long walk or after working in the garden on a hot summer day. I mean really — … Continue reading →

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Finding Your True Self

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Joe Chambers

For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. ~ Jesus Former Poet Laureate Billy Collins is one of my favorite poets and he wrote a … Continue reading →

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Barak, It’s what You Are

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Set in A.D. 180, Gladiator tells the story of General Maximus Decimus Meridius (played by Russell Crowe), who was about to be given reigning authority in Rome by the aging emperor, Marcus Aurelius. Before this could take place, however, the emperor’s son, … Continue reading →

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Generosity Begets Generosity

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Joe Chambers

The center of a Christian’s life is a cosmic act of extravagant and infinite generosity. God is willing to spend everything to have us, to love us, and to embrace us. In Jesus, the transcendent Creator takes on the appearance … Continue reading →

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How Do You Spell Relief?

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Joe Chambers

When I kept silent, my bones grew old. ~ King David Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the writer of the Sherlock Holmes novels, was quite a prankster.  One day he played a prank on five of the most prominent men in … Continue reading →

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Slow Healing

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Joe Chambers

God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. (Genesis 1:30) I took them up in my arms; but they did not know that I … Continue reading →

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Embrace Your Thorn

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Joe Chambers

 …A thorn in the flesh was given to me… And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”  2 Corinthians 12:7,9 Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others. The real … Continue reading →

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