Monthly Archives: May 2011

You Are What You Worship

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Pete

It’s one of those questions that’s been debated for ages . . . “nature or nurture?” Is what you become a function more of how you are wired or how you are reared? Is it the DNA that has greater … Continue reading →

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A Debtor to Grace Only

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Pete

It startled me for moment as I read it this morning. I know I’ve read it before . . . I was pretty sure I knew “the rest of the story” . . . that it was just a lie. … Continue reading →

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No Hex-cuses!

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Pete

Sometimes you just gotta love Peterson and his translation/commentary, The Message Bible. Such was the case this morning as I was reading in Galatians 3 and checked out a couple of other translations. The word “bewitched” (ESV, NKJV, NASB, NIV) … Continue reading →

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Keeping in Step

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Pete

I get it . . . I can relate to peer pressure . . . I can understand being corralled into a manner of behavior because others are doing it. But it still comes across as a bit of a … Continue reading →

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A Seat at the Table!

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Pete

Undoubtedly his father had great hopes for him . . . envisioned him to be a great man of God. As was the norm, dad named him in accordance with that aspiration . . . he would be called “Exterminator … Continue reading →

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A Question

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Pete

It’s one of those questions that causes you to pause. Although the details and circumstance are different, the question resonates deep within . . . you can enter into the mind and heart of the asker and along him inquire … Continue reading →

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Signs of Weakness

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Pete

They had forced Paul into a corner where he didn’t want to be. Some “super apostles” had rode into Corinth and started beguiling the church there with their array of “credentials” and their “new and approved” teaching concerning the gospel … Continue reading →

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That's Not Fair!

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Pete

It’s so easy to think it’s mine. So easy to forget that “every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Lights” (James 1:17). Easy to forget that it’s all a gift . … Continue reading →

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Godly Jealousy

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Pete

Jealousy. I hear the word and I tend to think, “Not good.” Divine jealousy. I read that phrase this morning and I pause. Godly jealousy . . . hmmm . . . there’s a jealousy to be known which is … Continue reading →

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Real Beauty!

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Pete

There are at least 3 or 4 sermons wrapped up in 1Samuel 25 . . . there’s the sermon of the stupid man . . . there’s the sermon of the cranky king-to-be who goes over the top ’cause he’s … Continue reading →

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