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5 days ago
4 min

Anchor for the soul

Irrelevant. Not helpful. Too far off. We hate to admit it – but isn’t that how we feel sometimes about Jesus’ second coming? We know we s...

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Jeff Chacon

Sep 14
5 min

If he were only a man

If he were only a man… we could disagree with him, have a different opinion, and cling to our own reasoning over his. If he were only a m...

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A Conversation with Jesus based on the Beatitudes

Jeff Chacon

Sep 7
7 min

A Conversation with Jesus based on the Beatitudes

Wow, Jesus, you’re amazing. You’ve fed us, healed our sick, and proven that you’re the promised Messiah and king. So, what do I do now? N...

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Jeff Chacon

Aug 27
4 min

Living in two worlds

Do you ever feel like you’re living in two worlds – the physical and the spiritual? You spend time with the Lord in the morning and you s...

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Jeff Chacon

Aug 24
1 min

God's Search

"For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him." (2 Chronicles 16:9a) I...

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Jeff Chacon

Aug 20
4 min

Hold Me

I love when my baby granddaughter wants me to hold her. She opens her arms up wide to me, and looks up at me with a look that says, “Hold...

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Jeff Chacon

Jul 28
3 min

Tug of War with God

I find myself playing “tug of war” with God. I’m tugging on one end of the rope and he’s tugging on the other. And the rope is my will. O...

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Jeff Chacon

Jul 20
4 min

Keep in step with the Spirit

Does it seem like everyone’s in a hurry these days? The pace of life seems to be picking up – like a group of distance runners franticall...

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Jeff Chacon

Jul 15
4 min

Justice vs. Social Justice

Justice is one of the most important topics in the Bible. God himself is just and he expects his people to be just as well. But how do Ch...

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Jeff Chacon

Jul 10
2 min

Peace Now

What would it take for you to be at peace right now? “I would be at peace if I didn’t have this physical pain or health issue I’m dealing...

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Jeff Chacon

Jul 7
2 min

Where you lead, I will follow

When the signs of the times are confusing and I don’t know which way to go – where you lead, I will follow. When the clouds of my tears a...

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Are you looking through the wrong end of the telescope?

Jeff Chacon

Jul 2
3 min

Are you looking through the wrong end of the telescope?

Telescopes help us see objects more clearly. But if you look through the wrong end of the telescope, it does just the opposite: instead o...

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Jeff Chacon

Jun 30
3 min

Friends

Some people know you, but don’t love you. That makes us feel rejected – or at least ignored. Others love you, but don’t really know you. ...

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Jeff Chacon

Jun 26
3 min

Shaking and Testing, by Ron Conkling

So much has happened in 2020, and with each impact a question that I hear over and over again is, “What is God doing?” I think the short...

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Jeff Chacon

Jun 22
4 min

Are you a safe place?

One of the greatest needs of the human heart is for safety. An unsafe relationship can never be a loving relationship – because we cannot...

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“What do you expect me to do?! I’m not Jesus!”

Jeff Chacon

Jun 15
3 min

“What do you expect me to do?! I’m not Jesus!”

These days – perhaps more than ever – it’s so important to be like Jesus in our communication. Let me tell you a story… About five years ...

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Jeff Chacon

Jun 11
6 min

A call to fast and pray

“We don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on you.” (2 Chronicles 20:12b) Dear Brothers and Sisters, These are difficult times for all o...

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Jeff Chacon

Jun 10
4 min

Beware the trap of binary thinking

There’s a long overdue nationwide awakening to social injustices for a large segment of our country and it affects many of our dear broth...

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Jeff Chacon

Jun 4
4 min

We Shall Overcome

Sometimes the heaviness of it all is overwhelming. New York Times author Michelle Goldberg noted that 2020 started off like 1974 (an impe...

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Jeff Chacon

Jun 1
3 min

Letter to the church from Jeff and Ron

Dear brothers and sisters, Our hearts are broken, and we fall to our knees in prayer as we cry out to God about all that has gone on over...

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