Monthly Archives: June 2011

Seven Times a Day

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Pete

So what if we took more of the Bible literally? What difference might it make? What if we actually washed each other’s feet? . . . what humility! What if we actually sold more of what we had and distributed … Continue reading →

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Door #2

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Pete

Put a dollar bill in my right hand and a hundred dollar bill in my left and tell me to choose one . . . I’ll take what’s in my left hand. Or tell me there’s an ’88 Toyota Tercel … Continue reading →

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No One Like Him

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Pete

He’s kind of a background player in the overall story of the New Testament. Saved as a young man, he and Paul developed a very strong bond and he faithfully accompanied Paul on many of his travels . . . … Continue reading →

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A Common Experience

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Pete

That Paul desired unity among believers is evident in a number of his letters. In Paul’s view, salvation was about so much more than just securing “fire insurance” . . . it was the launching pad for a life with … Continue reading →

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Life’s Great Umbrella

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Pete

Paul was less worried about the destination and more concerned with the journey . . . he seems to have cared more about the process than the outcome . . . focused more on how he did life than on … Continue reading →

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My Inheritance

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Pete

The psalmist says that it can be “songs in the house of my sojourning” . . . that it is better “than thousands of gold and silver pieces” . . . that it is sweet to the taste, “sweeter than … Continue reading →

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And You Shall Know That I Am the LORD

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Pete

It’s overshadowed by Mt. Carmel. While the events I read of this morning were intended so that “you shall know that I am the Lord”, it’s not something that comes to mind as does the showdown between Elijah and the … Continue reading →

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Taking On Flesh . . .Taking On the Devil

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Pete

This wasn’t the first time He had encountered the enemy. Not the first time that the one who opposed Him was before Him. But before, the lines had been clearly drawn. He inhabited the throne with the Father, the enemy … Continue reading →

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No Provocation

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Pete

I’m continuing to work my way through the list of Judah’s and Israel’s rulers in 1Kings. Kind of a depressing pattern actually. The people of Israel had asked for a king, “that we also may be like all the nations” … Continue reading →

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Learning Through Trials

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Pete

I had lunch with a buddy yesterday . . . a buddy who’s going through the ringer . . . he’s just been getting hammered . . . and has been for quite some time. My on-going prayer for him … Continue reading →

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