Tag Archives: healing

The Healing

Posted on February 27, 2017 by Joe Chambers

“Son, your sins are forgiven.” ~ Jesus I heard the gravel crunch under big tires in the driveway of my first Church. I went to see who it was. It was Otis. He had a box of fruit in hand … Continue reading →

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The Hunted

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Joe Chambers

…suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice… Acts 9:3,4 The life of Francis Thompson was a downward spiral that landed him on the streets of nineteenth-century London—a useless vagabond, an … Continue reading →

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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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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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The Call to Worship

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands… Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. Psalm 115:4,8 Corporate worship is designed to embed your story in the larger story of redemption, so you’ll … 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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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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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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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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