Tag Archives: Prayer

The Silence of God

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Joe Chambers

Silence may be golden, but duct tape is silver. – Phil Meyers (deceased pastor in my last congregation) “What has been happening in your prayer life?” The young pastor looked up and drew in a deep breath. After a minute … Continue reading →

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Praying Through Spiritual Rapids

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Joe Chambers

Hello darkness, my old friendI’ve come to talk with you againBecause a vision softly creepingLeft its seeds while I was sleepingAnd the vision that was planted in my brainStill remainsWithin the sound of silence  – Paul Simon There is a … Continue reading →

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Grace in the Garden

Posted on March 3, 2024 by Joe Chambers

(Jesus) threw himself on the ground and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me, yet not what I want but what you want.” Matthew 26:39 We all will go through a time of deep … Continue reading →

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Love Hurts

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Joe Chambers

“Ministry that costs nothing accomplishes nothing.” – John Henry Jowett A man is thinking about leaving his wife because she is difficult. He is correct. She is a very harsh woman. But we pray together, and I listen, and he stays with … Continue reading →

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Open the Eyes of My Heart

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Joe Chambers

Lectio Divina is a way of reading the Bible that is over 1,500 years old and means “divine reading.” It’s a simple way of slowing down enough to interact with a specific scripture passage while asking the Holy Spirit to … Continue reading →

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Desperate for God

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Joe Chambers

From inside the fish Jonah prayed to the Lord his God. When I was three or four years old, we had a dog named Peppy. It was part little dog and part another little dog, but I loved that dust-colored … Continue reading →

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Simple Prayer Podcast

Posted on November 5, 2019 by Joe Chambers

Pray without ceasing. – Saint Paul A Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2014 found that 45% of Americans – and a majority of Christians (55%) – say they rely a lot on prayer and personal religious reflection when making … Continue reading →

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Ellsworth’s Wine

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Joe Chambers

“Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all … Continue reading →

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A Feather of Faith

Posted on June 2, 2019 by Joe Chambers

In Manassas, Colorado our denomination owns a piece of property in which we are trying to plant a church. But the way the underground aquifers are in that part of the San Luis Valley, the water table is relatively close … Continue reading →

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Surprising Prayer

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Joe Chambers

While Peter was kept in prison, the church prayed fervently to God for him. Acts 12:5 I wonder if you really believe that you have the ear of the God of the universe when you talk to him. Does God … Continue reading →

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