The Father Who Listens

Joe | February 8, 2010

If my boys came to me and asked me for help, would I help them? Yes, to the best of my ability but also I would do my best to guide them into figuring something out on their own. Be a coach, of sorts. It really does them no good to do for them what [...]

Happy 75th Birthday Mom!

Joe | October 12, 2009

Today, October 12, is my mother’s 75th birthday. I wanted to dedicate today’s post to my mother, the most important woman in my life up (until April 2001, when my wife assume that role).
Looking Back
I have nothing but fond memories of growing up as a child. I directly attribute this in large part to my [...]

A Lasting Legacy

Joe | October 9, 2009

The gentleman pictured above is Manuel Mansilla. Señor Mansilla is my maternal great-great grandfather from Ensenada, Mexico.
The picture was sent to his daughter, Natalia, my maternal great-grandmother, when she was approximately 22 years old. On the back of this photo, he wrote a note to her in Spanish. The English translation of it is:
Beloved daughter [...]

“Online Ministry” As a Career?

Joe | October 7, 2009

To sort of pickup where my last post left off, regarding a line of work that allows me to work from home and be with my family, I ran across a post today over at Church Crunch that talked about a career in online ministry.
The part that really got to me was:
Just imagine: Only a [...]

Adventures in Home-Schooling

Joe | September 23, 2009

Over these past months, I’ve mentioned “issues” we’ve experienced with our teenager and some of the challenges we have faced with regarded to his education.

As I may have mentioned, we decided to home-school him for his last two years of high school. It was a huge decision for us and primarily for my wife. There [...]

Welcome to May He Increase!

Welcome to the online home of Joseph Chavez.

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About the author

Joe

I am a born-again Christian who believes the Bible to be the inspired Word of God, the final authority for faith and life, inerrant in the original writings, infallible and God-breathed. I am a husband, father and stepfather who eagerly waits for the return of Jesus, the Meshiach Nagid.