Author Archives: Pete

The Best is Yet to Come

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Pete

Only a few knew where the good stuff had come from. His mother, some household servants, the disciples, and Jesus. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 120 to 180 gallons of water miraculously changed into, what sounds like, some pretty fine … Continue reading →

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A Time to Believe and A Time to Behave

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Pete

I was reading in Ecclesiastes 3 this morning and was reminded that there is a season for everything . . . “an appropriate occasion for every human event or activity” (ESV Study Bible). That there is a time to be … Continue reading →

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Am I Blushing

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Pete

Blush is only found 4 times in the ESV text. In my reading this morning in Jeremiah, I encountered it twice. And it’s got me thinking. Am I blushing? I was also reading in James this morning where he says … Continue reading →

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The Crown of Life

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Pete

Keep your eye on the prize. I’m guessing if you’ve been in Christian circles for any length of time you’ve heard something like that before . . . maybe so often that it’s lost its punch. One of those “pat … Continue reading →

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In the Bosom of the Father

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Pete

Words paint pictures in our minds. That’s what they’re intended to do. Sometimes the “painting” is very precise, the author using a lot of words to detail exactly what he wants to convey and to ensure that everybody sees the … Continue reading →

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Gospel Meat

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Pete

The writer to the Hebrews is wrapping up his treatise on the superiority of Christ. He is penning his last words to those who are struggling to fully know the freedom they have in Christ, being told by those still … Continue reading →

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Photobombing a Prophecy

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Pete

I read these latter chapters of Isaiah and I can’t help but be stirred with anticipation for Israel. I believe the prophesied promises of redemption and restoration among the tribes of Jacob are to be understood literally. I also believe … Continue reading →

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Divine Location Services

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Pete

It’s taken me awhile to get used to my phone (don’t know why I still call this mini computer in my pocket a phone) continually wanting to know where I am. It seems that almost every app asks me, “Enable … Continue reading →

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Where God Lives

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Pete

An inverted triangle. An immense inverted triangle. That’s the picture that forms in my mind’s eye as I hover over a verse in Isaiah this morning. The base of the triangle is above the earth . . . way above the earth … Continue reading →

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The LORD Who Has Compassion

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Pete

Compassion captured my attention this morning. Not so much acts of compassion but the word compassion and the promise of compassion and the God of compassion. I’m continuing to read in that portion of Isaiah which has moved beyond Israel’s … Continue reading →

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