Tag Archives: suffering

29 Dead in 24 Hours

Posted on August 4, 2019 by Joe Chambers

O Lord embed your beauty and goodness deep in our hearts and hear our lament. We cry out because people are being murdered in our land faster than our eyes can brim with tears. And honestly Lord, we sometimes feel … Continue reading →

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How to Beat the Devil

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Joe Chambers

“Let all bitterness…be put away from you.” (Eph. 4:31) It was late at night and on the way to the hunting camp, I got lost on an old logging road and was running low on gas. I began to think about … Continue reading →

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The Friend Nobody Wants

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Joe Chambers

Although (Jesus) was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. Hebrews 5:8 Pain removes the veil; it plants the flag of truth within the fortress of a rebel soul. – C.S. Lewis My wife says I have more … Continue reading →

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Prayer as Truth-Telling

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Joe Chambers

“We must lay before him what is in us; not what ought to be in us.” ~ C.S. Lewis “Into your hand I commit my spirit.” ~ Jesus and David One of the truths I grip with all my strength … Continue reading →

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Pray Your Tears

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Joe Chambers

About ten years ago I got a phone call that no one ever wants to get. My wife called me to tell me that my nephew and youngest son Caleb’s best friend, Josh Bixler, had put a handgun to his … Continue reading →

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The Jail

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Joe Chambers

While Joseph was there in the prison, the LORD was with him. Genesis 39:20 I sat down on a cold plastic chair in a four-foot-wide room; a thick barrier of Plexiglas spanned the table to the ceiling. Tender names of … Continue reading →

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The Loss

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Joe Chambers

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. ~ Job Bridge to Terabithia is a story of a special friendship between a young boy and girl. Although from different backgrounds, their hearts … Continue reading →

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Embrace Your Thorn

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Joe Chambers

 …A thorn in the flesh was given to me… And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”  2 Corinthians 12:7,9 Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others. The real … Continue reading →

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Bears in the Wilderness

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Joe Chambers
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Averted Vision

Posted on February 21, 2015 by Joe Chambers

“Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the cords of Orion? Job 38:31 For I will show mercy to anyone I choose, and I will show compassion to anyone I choose. But you may not look directly … Continue reading →

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