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In God We Trust

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Joe Chambers

O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence— We have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous deeds are like a filthy cloth. We … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Joe Chambers

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it (love) grows perhaps the greater.”  … Continue reading →

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Hands of Hope

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Joe Chambers

I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. ~ Psalm 16:8 All of us remember on January 28, 1986 the horror of seeing the Space Shuttle Challenger explode over the Atlantic … Continue reading →

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Fierce Spirituality

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Joe Chambers

When I was a twenty-eight-year-old pastor I thought it would be a good idea to preach through the book of Romans verse-by-verse. I was out of my depth. If you have ever spent much time in the book you might … Continue reading →

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The Proof

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Joe Chambers

Unless I see in His hands… St. Thomas “If life doesn’t break your heart at least once a day, that shows a real lack of imagination.” ~ Garrison Keillor Back in the summer of 2013 my church in the Pacific … 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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Misunderstood

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Joe Chambers

I say to the Lord, “You are my God;     give ear, O Lord, to the voice of my supplications.” O Lord, my Lord, my strong deliverer,     you have covered my head in the day of battle. Psalm 140:6-7 Few things are more difficult … Continue reading →

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Losing My Religion

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Joe Chambers

“The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.  So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 As a young man, I was steeped in the music of my era. I loved Rock and Roll. Bands … Continue reading →

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Overcoming a Joyless Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Let every heart Prepare Him room ~ Isaac Watts I love to laugh, tease others, and delight in life—but as a rule I run a low-grade melancholic fever.  I suppose it’s part of my temperament. Or it might be the … Continue reading →

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The Loss

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Joe Chambers

And he was there in the prison.  But the Lord was with Joseph …  Genesis 39:20-21 There is nothing we would like to avoid more if we could than a crisis. But what if we could? Imagine that you had a child, and when that … Continue reading →

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