Monthly Archives: May 2011

Grey-Haired Danger

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Pete

I came across a bit of a frightening statement this morning. One which seemed directed to those of us who have been on the pilgrim path for a few years now . . . to us who, by the grace … Continue reading →

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Over the Top!

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Pete

I confess that I just skimmed over it the first time I read it. Unbelievable. A reminder of how easy it is for familiarity to lead to density . . . to the ability to encounter jaw-dropping truths with barely … Continue reading →

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Really?

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Pete

Reading 1Kings 8 . . . It must have been a magnificent event to have been part of. After seven years . . . millions of hours of blood and sweat labor . . . no cost spared in the … Continue reading →

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Fitting An Ocean In A Cup

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Pete

Every so often I get an urge . . . a bee in my bonnet . . . the need to address a situation . . . something “goes off” in me that says it’s time to rearrange the furniture … Continue reading →

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On Being a Magnifier

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Pete

One of those mornings where a few words in a pretty well known biblical story just grab me. Five words really . . . each of which I can define easily . . . but when combined, stretch my ability … Continue reading →

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Holy Hoarding

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Pete

On Saturday, I had a bit of a watershed experience . . . I threw away some magazines. Ok . . . so that doesn’t sound like too big a deal . . . but what you gotta understand is … Continue reading →

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How Shall I Know This?

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Pete

It strikes me as kind of a funny question . . . both funny as in “strange” . . . and funny as in “ha ha.” But it also hits me as being pretty instructive . . . a reminder … Continue reading →

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Pete

It reads like the credits at the end of a movie . . . a list of names scrolling through the last half of 2Samuel 23. It starts out, “These are the names of the mighty men whom David had … Continue reading →

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Get In Line

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Pete

I think it was back in ’94 that our home group did a study on the Holy Spirit. Our approach was to look at every verse in the Bible on the Holy Spirit. We used a Nave’s Topical Bible to … Continue reading →

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Barz

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Pete

Ok . . . so I met somebody new this morning . . . somebody whose name I have glossed over for decades . . . whose story I couldn’t have told though I’ve probably read it a number of … Continue reading →

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