Author Archives: Pete

Leave It With Him

Posted on May 18, 2026 by Pete

If God, in His very being and essence, is holy, righteous, and just (and He is), and if we are image-bearers of God (and we are), then it shouldn’t surprise us that at our core we too are wired for … Continue reading →

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David Sent Joab. The LORD Sent Nathan.

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Pete

I’m pretty sure David didn’t wake up one morning wanting to displease the LORD (2Sam. 11:27b). I’m confident he didn’t start his day intent on “despising the word” of the LORD or doing “what was evil in His sight” (2Sam. … Continue reading →

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The Key

Posted on May 12, 2026 by Pete

Paul turns the tables on the Corinthians as he wraps up his letter to them. While they have been examining him and the authenticity of his apostleship, he now writes, “Examine yourselves.” He sits them down and says, “Test yourselves.” … Continue reading →

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Nevertheless

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Pete

There they were again. Situation desperate. “Save us, O LORD!” (v.47) And when I say “again”, I mean AGAIN. This wasn’t their first rodeo. Not the first time they had blown it. Not the first time their waywardness had left … Continue reading →

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Beware the Scribe. Behold the Widow

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Pete

Ladies and gentlemen . . .May I draw your attention to the main event of the evening morning. In this corner, the scribes.Those who like to prance around in their Sunday best.Those who seek the limelight and are fueled by … Continue reading →

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Triggered

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Pete

As I started reading Psalm 102 this morning, I thought to myself how the psalms can often evoke some pretty intense emotions. In modern vernacular, they can be “triggering.” Though suffering no major affliction, though things overall are on the … Continue reading →

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No Bleating Sheep

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Pete

Like all of us, I’m guessing King Saul was a pretty complex guy. Whatever the details of his story during his formative years, from what’s recorded in 1Samuel of his adult years he — like the rest of us — … Continue reading →

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Wait!

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Pete

“The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble” (1Samuel 13:6a). Ya’ think?!? Jonathan had poked the Philistine bear (13:3a), and now the bear was preparing to poke back. Thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous … Continue reading →

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Hate Evil!

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Pete

I read the “command to obey” in Psalm 97 and it triggers something. It picks at something that’s bugged me for a while. But part of me wants to just brush it off for fear of getting on a hobby-horse. … Continue reading →

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They Named Him

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Pete

For many, there’s a lot that goes into picking a newborn’s name. Lists to read, lineages to remember, legacies on which to ruminate. While not every mother-to-be, nor every father-to-be, may put the same level of effort into coming up … Continue reading →

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