Tag Archives: Jesus

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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What is Shaping Your Soul?

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Joe Chambers

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. ~King David I am a willing victim of my times. This culture shapes and forms me into exactly what it wants me to be. I have become an automaton railing against the … Continue reading →

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Helter Mercy

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Joe Chambers

Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.” Mark 5:9 A pretty girl started coming to our church when I was a sophomore in high school and I asked her out. … Continue reading →

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Restoration Church(es)

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Joe Chambers

Behind many of the front doors of the nice homes in our community are broken, torn and hurting people.  Many of them are so busy pursuing the American Dream that they are too pre-occupied to notice that they are not … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Tears

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Joe Chambers

There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction. ~Simone Weil What is our automatic assumption about tears?  Something is hurting.  Is that always true?  I recently watched a video of a … Continue reading →

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Christmas Love

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Joe Chambers

When I was a boy there was a girl; her name was Mary Patterson.  She was tall, which was important to me, with dark brown hair to the middle of her back.  Her bright smile dazzled me. When she laughed … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Joe Chambers

…an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “…you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.”  Matthew 1:20-21 Two vital questions: “Who names you?”  And “What is your highest … Continue reading →

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The Rescuer gets Rescued

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Joe Chambers

“Ministry that costs nothing, accomplishes nothing.” ~~ J.H. Jowett Sometimes pain has its rewards that transcend discomfort.  I was backpacking solo up the Weeden Creek trail off the Mountain Loop Highway in Washington on my way to Gothic Basin when I … Continue reading →

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Who’s Coming to Find You?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Joe Chambers

“When he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion… and… said this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.”  Luke 15:20, 24 We were camped at close … Continue reading →

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