Author Archives: Pete

When I Atone for You

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Pete

It’s a love story gone terribly wrong. Not a “boy meets girl” sort of love story, but a benefactor meets waif type of love story. A rags to riches love story. I’m reading Ezekiel 16 this morning and what a … Continue reading →

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Able to Deliver Another

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Pete

If the shear volume of words, and the number of times something is repeated is an indicator of certainty, then that God was going to judge Jerusalem was without dispute. And nothing was going to prevent it. The nation had … Continue reading →

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Able to Rescue

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Pete

There’s no minimizing what Job’s gone through. A man of great material wealth, he was all but wiped out financially in just a matter of moments. A man, you assume of good physical health, is, out of nowhere, inflicted with … Continue reading →

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Stir It Up

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Pete

Peter knew his time on earth was drawing to an end. He knew he was on the homestretch . . . that he was in his final countdown. And rather than use his last days to take all that he … Continue reading →

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Amazed

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Pete

This morning I started into three new books as part of my reading plan, Job, Ezekiel, and 2Peter. Amazed at Peter’s opening comments and the power that has been granted to us to partake of the divine nature. And I’m … Continue reading →

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Where Does He Come Up With This Stuff?

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Pete

When Jesus spoke, people were blown away. From the beginnings of His public ministry, when He taught in the Capernaum synagogue on the Sabbath, those who heard Him “were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one who … Continue reading →

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When His Glory Is Revealed

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Pete

Context. That’s the comfort Peter offers the “elect exiles of the dispersion” (1Peter 1:1). The big picture. That’s what Peter paints for those who are being slandered and are suffering for doing good (3:16-17). The end game. That’s what he … Continue reading →

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Sorrow With A Divine Perspective

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Pete

Started in on Lamentations this morning. Not exactly your “pick me up” book. Jerusalem, what’s left of her, is empty. Once the apple of God’s eye, she now is the subject of scorn for the nations. The princess has become … Continue reading →

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Food with a Promise

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Pete

You read through Jesus’ teaching in John 6 and you kind of get why “when many of His disciples heard it, they said, ‘This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?’” (6:60). Teaching about a bread which comes … Continue reading →

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A Grace Thing

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Pete

This morning I got stuck on a phrase in my reading in 1Peter 2. A phrase translated very differently in the ESV than in other translations. While it seems the other translations chose to render it according to what they … Continue reading →

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