Tag Archives: Jesus

When Your Pastor Lets You Down

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Joe Chambers

I stand 6’4” and weigh over two hundred pounds but felt physically insignificant standing next to David.  He weighed north of four hundred pounds and was one of my first baptisms in my first church—almost three decades ago.  When we … Continue reading →

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Are You Who You Want To Be?

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Joe Chambers

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.  Matt 13:44 If a small … Continue reading →

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Distant Trumpet

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord   and of his Messiah and he will reign forever and ever.” Rev 11:15 Did you … Continue reading →

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I Am Not What I Do

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Joe Chambers

All Jesus did that day was tell stories—a long storytelling afternoon. Matt. 13:34 (MSG) A few years ago my brother and I were having a conversation and he told me about a crisis time in his life.  He was struggling … Continue reading →

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Life with God is an Inside Job

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Joe Chambers

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. ~ Jesus Is Jesus being meaner than Moses? No, he is saying that … Continue reading →

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The Palace of the King

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Joe Chambers

  ROOMS By jay chambers Silhouette pines bush the night’s hair, her dark wondering locks tossed down around my shoes. Tall, slender rhododendrons wear their bridal gowns to bed whispering soon…soon. And tonight the star-map above my head could guide … Continue reading →

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The Wilderness

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Joe Chambers

…Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness… Matthew 4:1 Our image of the wilderness is one of landscapes, beauty, and well-marked trails. In a sense, I live in a kind of wilderness right here in the upper … Continue reading →

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The Beloved

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Joe Chambers

…As he came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to him and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the … Continue reading →

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Deep Change

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Joe Chambers

“Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven.  And I tell you, you are Peter…” Matthew 16: 17-18a I was on a long flight one time … Continue reading →

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How I Met Jesus

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Joe Chambers

I was born in the Mennonite Hospital and Sanitarium, La Junta, Colorado December 18, 1957. The hospital is no longer in existence.  It was originally built by Christians to serve those who had been afflicted by tuberculosis so that they … Continue reading →

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