Author Archives: Pete

Where Understanding Comes From

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Pete

From today’s readings, I’ve been shaken a bit by a fresh reminder that God will send even lying spirits from heaven to accomplish his long-range plans on earth (1Kings 22:19-23). And that just set me up for a fresh remembrance … Continue reading →

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Exceedingly Broad

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Pete

If we really believed it then we’d really be after it. If we thought it was true, we’d make sure to invest the time. This morning, I’m chewing on a verse in Psalm 119. I have seen a limit to … Continue reading →

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Ravens and Gentiles and Widows, Oh My!

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Pete

Hovering over a verse in 1Kings 17 this morning. Maybe an expected promise, but certainly fulfilled in unexpected ways. There’s a drought in the land of Israel. The LORD God Himself has turned off the tap so that no rain … Continue reading →

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All Speaking at the Same Time

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Pete

Last night I was in a room meeting with about 90 other people. And, at one point, they were all speaking at the same time! Speaking loudly at the same time. And it was wonderful. One of the perks I … Continue reading →

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What’s the Therefore There For?

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Pete

This morning the chewing seems a little harder. Arrested by a verse that normally, I think, I’d just pass over. But it’s a therefore — and trying to be clear on what it’s there for — that’s got me thinking. … Continue reading →

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Songs for the Sojourner (2014 Rerun)

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Pete

Hovering over a verse in the Psaltery’s love song to the Word of God. If I had decided to write down a few thoughts this morning, I think I might have titled it “Whistle While You Walk.” Instead, I was … Continue reading →

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A Magnifier

Posted on May 27, 2025 by Pete

One of those mornings where a few words in a pretty well known bible story just grab me. Just five words. Each word, when alone, easily defined. But when those words are combined, the phrase stretches my ability to articulate … Continue reading →

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Offensive

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Pete

This morning, I’m chewing on five words in the fifth chapter of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. And, if I’m picking up what is being laid down, as much as we might try to respectfully and winsomely persuade others (2Cor. … Continue reading →

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The FROM and FOR of the People of God (2016 Remix)

Posted on May 19, 2025 by Pete

It’s a short song. Less than a hundred words parsed into eight verses packaged into four stanzas. It’s a short song about a great God to be sung by a redeemed people. The God of Jacob is the focus of … Continue reading →

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Put Away (2008 Remix)

Posted on May 16, 2025 by Pete

As I look back in the archives, the format of my journaling was a little different back in the early days. Obvious this morning as I read some thoughts from 2008. But regardless of how I rendered my words, the … Continue reading →

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