Author Archives: Pete

What’s He Thinking?

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Pete

If I’m picking up what David is laying down this morning, then God sees me. Not just in some macro sense, as in, if God sees everything and knows everything then of course He sees me. Rather, it seems that … Continue reading →

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What To Do When There’s Nothing Else To Do

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Pete

I get the psalmist’s cry. Why, O LORD, do You stand afar off?   Why do You hide yourself in times of trouble? (Psalm 10:1 ESV) Less a complaint based on facts, more on feeling. The head knows that a God … Continue reading →

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The Devil Left

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Pete

What a week! Monday started out with great plans for the day which were never realized. And now it’s Friday already and I feel like maybe our feet are somewhat back underneath us. Forty-eight hours in the hospital with very … Continue reading →

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Dealing with the Impurities

Posted on January 2, 2017 by Pete

There’s nothing like some trial and tribulation to expose the impurities in one’s life. When the silver is put to the fire the dross rises to the surface. When the sand is sifted the debris becomes evident. When the going … Continue reading →

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Fig Leaves and Loincloths

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Pete

You sense it was an “Oh, what have we’ve done?” moment. She had engaged in the conversation and was deceived. But he was with her and knew exactly what they were doing, thus he acted willfully. And it seems that … Continue reading →

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A Lineage of Grace

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Pete

I don’t know how many years I’ve been doing it, but it occurs to me this morning that I’ve been doing it wrong . . . or, at the least, not completely right. Started in on my reading plan for … Continue reading →

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Knowing the End from the Beginning

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Pete

Years and years ago I heeded the advice that if you have kids in the house and you want time to be alone, you need to be awake when they are asleep. That’s been hard to do this week with … Continue reading →

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The Faultfinder

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Pete

Spent the last couple of days driving down to California to do Christmas with the family at the Scott River Lodge, the retreat center managed by my son-in-law and daughter. Although the lodge is more than big enough to accommodate … Continue reading →

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Questions

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Pete

Re-worked / re-posting some thoughts from 2008 on one of my favorite verses in Scripture . . . ————————- So, I read Job 37 this morning, the last words of counsel from Elihu. And as I finished up I thought … Continue reading →

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Stop

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Pete

It might be the best advice given yet. After thirty-five chapters of listening to their unproductive debate, the young upstart, having held his tongue as long as he could, may have been the most in tune with Job’s greatest need. … Continue reading →

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