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Narrow Spaciousness

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Joe Chambers

There are hard things in this book (Bible), hard things to hear, hard things to obey. ~ Eugene Peterson My brother used  to let me stuff him into a hideaway couch and put the cushions on it. I’d sit on … Continue reading →

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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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A Good and Beautiful God

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Joe Chambers

All the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD. ~ King David Once there was a lovely autistic boy named Joseph who attended our church and after a song was sung or a prayer offered in … Continue reading →

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The Wounds

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Joe Chambers

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 1 Cor. 5:21 “…You were bought at a price.” I Cor. 6:20 One day a little girl … Continue reading →

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What is Your Temple?

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Joe Chambers

“Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” ~ Jesus “Are we not all of us fanatics?…Choose your attachments carefully. Choose your temple of fanaticism with great care. You are what you love….Who teaches your USA … 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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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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