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Restorative Love

Posted on October 18, 2019 by Joe Chambers

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. – Saint Paul Every congregation is a congregation of sinners. As if that weren’t bad enough, they all have sinners for pastors. – Eugene Peterson … Continue reading →

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My Pastor Friend

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Joe Chambers

This past week I was privileged to spend a week hosting one of my writing and pastoring heros. David Hansen is now retired, but he has led a very wonderful life as a pastor and writer. The thing that struck … Continue reading →

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The Book that We Love

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Joe Chambers

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. – Saint John It has been said that 125 people died for every word of Hitler’s Mein Kampf in WWII. It is a … Continue reading →

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I Am Not A Busy Pastor

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Joe Chambers

When the phone rings in my study, it startles me. Our office is closed almost as much as it is open during the week. I love this little church and I have never felt so loved and appreciated as a … Continue reading →

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Shameless Hospitality

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Joe Chambers

I tell you, even though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. Luke 11:8 This story arises … Continue reading →

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My Letter to Eugene Peterson

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Joe Chambers

Dear Mr. Peterson, I received your address from David Hansen. I read his book The Art of Pastoring and sent him a letter thanking him for his contribution to my understanding of what it meant to be a pastor and … Continue reading →

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Apples of Gold

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Joe Chambers

I am writing two blogs at the same time about how a pastor should treat their church and how a church might treat her pastor. You read the other one by clicking here. A word fitly spoken is like apples … Continue reading →

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These Boots are Made for Preaching

Posted on May 20, 2017 by Joe Chambers

“Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.” Revelation 21:9 Ellsworth looked down at my feet after hearing me preach for the first time and said, “A man who isn’t afraid to wear cowboy boots in the pulpit … Continue reading →

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Sacred Space

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Joe Chambers

I lay my hand over my mouth.  Job 40:4 “Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time: Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.” ~ Betty Smith, A Tree … Continue reading →

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The Best Priorities

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Joe Chambers

Being the new pastor at a church is exciting and frightening at the same time. It is exciting because I have all kinds of ideas, dreams, and hopes for the future of this little mountain church. I want to grow … Continue reading →

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