Author Archives: Pete

Restore Us to Yourself

Posted on October 24, 2025 by Pete

It wasn’t a pretty sight . . . The collateral damage of sin never is. Jerusalem was leveled. For the most part, the people were gone. For those who remained there were the painful memories of the past, the overwhelming … Continue reading →

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The Very Flame of the LORD

Posted on October 23, 2025 by Pete

Am I hovering over the 1Corinthians 13 of the Old Testament? Hmm . . . could be. Guess it shouldn’t be surprising that a song written to tell a grand love story will eventually try and define love. While love … Continue reading →

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His Desire

Posted on October 22, 2025 by Pete

I’ve said it before, gonna say it again: when it comes to the Scriptures, repetition is roaring, the same thing in succession is shouting, an echo is an exclamation point. Get the idea? And even more so, I think, when … Continue reading →

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Where Would I Go? (2016 Remix)

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Pete

The going was getting tough. And so, many got going . . . as in, “I’m outta’ here!” For them, it just seemed to be getting weirder and weirder. What started out as talk on the crowd’s motivation for following … Continue reading →

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Altogether Desirable

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Pete

As I wrap up Jeremiah this morning, it’s God’s anger and God’s kindness that leaves an after taste. His anger poured out as He directs Babylon to raze Jerusalem because of the depths of Judah’s rebellion. And yet His kindness … Continue reading →

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A God of Recompense

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Pete

This is the second morning reading Jeremiah’s prophecy of Babylon’s demise. I read Jeremiah 51, the second of two chapters — two LONG chapters — detailing God’s determined vengeance against a nation which had perpetually and “proudly defied the LORD” … Continue reading →

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A Soul Connection

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Pete

While they tell a lot of stories about a lot of things, though they provide a ton of information about how things are supposed to work, I believe the Scriptures ultimately testify of Christ. That, though Jesus “began” with Moses … Continue reading →

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God’s People (2018 Remix)

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Pete

Never been a nomad, always had a place to hang my hat, a fixed address to go home to every night. Can’t really say I understand what it’s like to be an exile, a stranger in a foreign land–not even … Continue reading →

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The Taste (2008 Rerun)

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Pete

Nothin’ coming together after my readings this morning, so I went back to the beginning of my online journal, to the early days of capturing these morning thoughts to see what popped then from today’s readings. This one resonated. Thought … Continue reading →

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Bring It!

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Pete

“You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” That’s what I hear the Spirit whisper to me as I take in what Peter is writing to the exiles. Peter, though writing to a dispersed people, longs for them to be anything but a … Continue reading →

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