Author Archives: Pete

Complaining in the Cloud

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Pete

It must have been quite some sight to see the 600,000 plus men, along with their wives and children, break camp and set out from Sinai (Num.10). To see the horde of the redeemed marching away from the world of … Continue reading →

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A Privilege or a Pain?

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Pete

Ask me to think about moving the ark of the covenant and I immediately think about the poor guy who instinctively put out his hand and grabbed the ark to keep it from falling when the oxen pulling the cart … Continue reading →

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The Folly of Presuming

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Pete

I know the media crafts headlines to capture our interest and seduce our attention. I know there’s always a story behind the story that tends to get buried if it detracts from a sensational one-liner. But, not gonna lie, I … Continue reading →

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A Righteousness Revealed

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Pete

Reading in Romans this morning and thinking about power. Not just any power, but the power of God. In particular, I’m chewing on the power of God for salvation. Own it or not, we’re all in need of salvation. Whether … Continue reading →

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Behold and Be Still

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Pete

There is a direct correlation between who God is and how His people are to respond. What we know and believe about our King should make a difference in how we respond to our circumstance. I’m chewing on Psalm 46 … Continue reading →

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A Heart Song

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Pete

You start in on the song and it’s not long before you sense that these verses addressed “to the king” transcend any known king at that time and are intended to point to “the King.” Any doubt of that is … Continue reading →

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The God To Whom I Belong

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Pete

D, U, M, B . . . dumb!!! That’s what it was, dumb. A dumb decision to set sail. It was the majority decision, but it was the wrong decision. It was the expedient decision, the pilot preferring another port, … Continue reading →

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Grace by Day, Songs at Night (A Rerun)

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Pete

Meditating on Psalm 42 this morning. And, if I’m honest, I’m probably more in the “downcast soul” condition (v. 5) than I am in “lead others to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise” frame of … Continue reading →

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Continual Praise

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Pete

Evils had encompassed the songwriter. His iniquities had overtaken him. Strength to “suck it up” and “gut it out” had dried up as his heart failed him. And his enemies, those who delighted in his hurt, laid in wait like … Continue reading →

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The Terror and The Touch

Posted on February 15, 2018 by Pete

If the New Testament had already been written and he had already read it, maybe at that moment Peter was thinking, “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Heb. 10:31). Or perhaps verses … Continue reading →

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