Monthly Archives: March 2025

Stage by Stage

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Pete

Moses — the guy did it all! Body surfing the Nile as a baby, he was educated at the U. of Egypt as a young man. Took up activism in his late 30’s, standing against the oppression his adoptive family … Continue reading →

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A Banner

Posted on March 10, 2025 by Pete

I read this morning in Romans 8 how all of creation is groaning until that day when Jesus returns and thus, how groaning is part of our normative experience, too (Rom. 8:19-23). And yeah, while I believe that “the sufferings … Continue reading →

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Jesus is the Man

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Pete

You never know when you’re going to see Jesus in the Scriptures. Well, that’s not true. If you’re reading the gospels, you kind of know. And, if you’re reading the epistles, you’re pretty sure He’s gonna show up there as … Continue reading →

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The Horns of the Wild Ox

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Pete

It’s one of those repeated phrases that arrests the attention. But this one, I’m pretty sure, for the first time. I’m in Numbers and reading of Barak’s frustrating attempt to get Balaam, a well-known practitioner of divination, to curse God’s … Continue reading →

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Keeping Count (2012 Remix)

Posted on March 4, 2025 by Pete

I know I stop and pause over these verses every year when I encounter them. Kind of surprised that the last time I wrote on them was 2012. Taking the thoughts from back then and touching them up a bit … Continue reading →

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