Monthly Archives: July 2012

Fret or Feet?

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Pete

She was the one who welcomed Him into her house. You sense that Martha was accustomed to opening up her home to others . . . it seems that even on this occasion, He was one of a few guests … Continue reading →

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Do So More and More

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Pete

I think that, generally speaking, there is a spirit within our culture that values “being true to yourself” above “living to please others”. We celebrate the individual . . . we admire the rogue . . . perhaps, sometimes, there’s … Continue reading →

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A Besieged Communion

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Pete

Psalm 139 has got be among the Father’s most penetrating portions of His holy Word. As you read through this God-breathed song, it needs to be chewed on . . . slowly savored . . . taken in and turned … Continue reading →

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Still on the Bike

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Pete

Paul had been forced to let them solo long before he had wanted. They had just barely gotten on the bike before the apostle was forced to kick up the training wheels and let them sputter and weave down the … Continue reading →

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Priming the Pump

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Pete

How is it that two people can be sitting in the same pew (or row of chairs) . . . on the same Sunday . . . listening to the same sermon . . . and one comes away dry … Continue reading →

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Serve and Wait

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Pete

They were examples. They were known throughout the region, and beyond, for their “work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” When the gospel had come to town, it had come in … Continue reading →

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So Not Intuitive

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Pete

I think it must have separated their heads from their shoulders . . . I can see them doing the classic double-take snap of the head as they exclaim, “What?!?” Their brows are furled . . . they are scratching … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Pete

It’s a scene that captures my imagination. David’s all alone. If I’m understanding it correctly, he’s entered the tent where the ark is. The tent of animal skins that’s in the shadow of David’s magnificent “house of cedar” . . … Continue reading →

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A Big Deal

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Pete

Some, I sense, view it as the “prelim’s” . . . as the “opening act” before the “headliner” . . . as the five minute warning that the conversation should be wrapped up or the coffee gulped down. For others … Continue reading →

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