Tag Archives: worship

What Lies Beneath

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Joe Chambers

Thow shall not covet… Exodus 20:17 The Hebrew word for covet is “chamad.” It doesn’t simply mean to desire something in and of itself. It means to over desire something. A domineering desire, a feverish all-encompassing desire. Lust or obsession … Continue reading →

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Unforgettable Beauty

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Joe Chambers

And I will give him a white stone and on the stone a new name. ~Jesus There is a flower that lives above tree line in the Rocky Mountains that has captured my heart for almost forty years. It is … 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 Wonder

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Joe Chambers

“My soul magnifies the Lord…For He who is mighty has done great things for me…  ~ Mother Mary Growing deep inside Mary’s body was the Son of God.  His eyes were being formed, his dimpled little hands were growing, and … Continue reading →

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The Call to Worship

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Joe Chambers

Their idols are silver and gold, The work of men’s hands… Those who make them are like them; So is everyone who trusts in them. Psalm 115:4,8 Corporate worship is designed to embed your story in the larger story of redemption, so you’ll … Continue reading →

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Well-Watered Soul

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Joe Chambers

I had to cut my two-week backpacking trip short. Nature conspired against me this year with the largest wild-fire in the nation blocking my path on the Rainbow Trail. Then, after I had resupplied to go to the other side of … Continue reading →

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God as King

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Joe Chambers

A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall … Continue reading →

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Creation

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Joe Chambers

 “In the beginning, God created…” Most of us have had experiences in nature where we have felt a staggering sense of complexity and diversity, breathtaking beauty, and astonishing creativity, and added to all of that, the joy of discovery we … 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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Is God Good?

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Joe Chambers

In a church I belonged to years ago the person who opened the service always opened with these words: God is good ALL THE TIME; All the time GOD IS GOOD. Do you know deep down, rock-solid, for dead sure, … Continue reading →

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