Author Archives: Pete

No Remedy

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Pete

You’ve gotta think they just might be two of the most chilling words that could be spoken to someone or about someone . . . “No remedy.” No more healing . . . Incurable . . . Game, set, match! … Continue reading →

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If Only On the Inside

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Pete

This morning I’m re-working some thoughts from 2012 after reading Psalm 149 . . . I was saved into a pretty conservative, pretty low key, church system. While the praise was very heartfelt, it was also very bodily still. Voices were … Continue reading →

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A King on His Face

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Pete

There’s no substitute for leadership. And I’m not talking about the “do as I say” type of leadership but the “do as I do” type. You can teach . . . you can preach . . . you can provide … Continue reading →

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Clouding the Spiritual Mind

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Pete

Another kid king. Takes the throne at 16 years of age . . . rules until he’s 68. But another king who starts well and ends not so well. Another king tripped up by his success. Another king bounced because … Continue reading →

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Voices

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Pete

A king’s reign, forty years, captured in about nine-hundred words. That’s what you have in 2Chronicles 24. The reign of King Joash summarized in but a few paragraphs. And as you read the account you can’t help but notice the … Continue reading →

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What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Pete

They are described as not just a horde, but as a “great horde.” Moabites, Ammonites, and with them some of the Meunites. A great multitude of fighting men all gathered together for one purpose — to come in battle against … Continue reading →

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Considered Worthy

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Pete

The church of the Thessalonians was a church birthed amidst opposition (Acts 17:1-9). And, apparently, the opposition didn’t stop when Paul left. Though the church planting phase might have been over with, the church enduring phase had just begun. In … Continue reading →

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Worth the Trip

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Pete

Sue and I are wrapping up a wonderful week at the Scott River Lodge. It’s been a great week of relaxation and refueling. Yesterday, along with the seven other couples we’re hanging with this week, we spent the day at … Continue reading →

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I Will Hear From Heaven

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Pete

Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised that it occurs seven times. Not that I’m big into biblical numerology, but it just seems right that, if seven is the number of perfection and completion in the Scriptures, then one of the most … Continue reading →

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I Live When You Stand

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Pete

I think Paul would have failed in some of the schools of modern thought as to how to find and maintain happiness. He would have flunked the class that taught that we can’t be dependent upon anyone else for our … Continue reading →

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