Monthly Archives: July 2012

The Church of the Living God

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Pete

I was saved into a tradition where we never went to church. Oh, we came together for the breaking of bread . . . we assembled on the Lord’s day . . . we went to meeting on Sunday (morning … Continue reading →

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The Enemy’s Playbook

Posted on July 26, 2012 by Pete

While we have an enemy, we also have the power to resist him. While he is a deceptive snake, he is not particularly unpredictable. His methods to oppose God and God’s people have been exposed . . . his tactics … Continue reading →

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If / Then Logic

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Pete

She cries aloud in the street . . . in the markets she raises her voice. Hers is a plea . . . “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple?” . . . why are you settling … Continue reading →

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Time Out

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Pete

Came to the end of 2Chronicles this morning. What a roller coaster ride it has been hanging out with these kings of Judah . . . mostly steep drops . . . a few gut-turning curves thrown in . . … Continue reading →

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Dancing on the Inside

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Pete

I was saved into a pretty conservative, pretty low key, church system. While the praise was heartfelt, it was also very bodily still. Voices were raised with gusto, but hands stayed by the side. And dancing? Wasn’t even in the … Continue reading →

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Unsustainable

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Pete

He was 7 years old when he began to reign. Joash . . . the kid king. When he just one year old he was rescued from his grandmother’s slaughter of his siblings . . . hidden away by the … Continue reading →

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Be Glorified In Me

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Pete

Reading 2Thessalonians 1 this morning. Suffering saints . . . suffering for the kingdom of God . . . afflicted for their love of the Father . . . persecuted for their allegiance to the Son. And how does Paul … Continue reading →

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What’s He Thinking?

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Pete

Ok . . . so I don’t think it’s intended to be funny . . . but I gotta say, that there’s some pretty crazy stuff going on when King Jehoshaphat of Judah teams up with King Ahab of Israel. … Continue reading →

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The Agony of Victory

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Pete

Reading in 2Chronicles this morning . . . chewing on the enigma that is King Asa of Judah. A guy who started so well . . . yet finished so crummy. A king who did what was right in the … Continue reading →

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He is the Good Gifts

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Pete

Add another one to the “I don’t think I ever noticed it before” column. Reading this morning in the first 13 verse of Luke 11 . . . kind of a mini “sermon on the mount” . . . parallels … Continue reading →

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