Author Archives: Pete

And Awe . . .

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Pete

Funny how some verses are so big that they cast those verses around them in such a shadow that they can be easily missed or skimmed over. The realization of this hit me like a ton of bricks this morning … Continue reading →

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Kiss the Son

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Pete

After a week away with family, enjoying one another and seeking to let the gifts we exchanged be a catalyst for remembering and worshiping the One who gave so abundantly and lavishly to us, it’s good to be home and … Continue reading →

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Telling Us What He Just Told Us

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Pete

I’m hovering over the last words of the last reading of the last day in my reading plan for this year. They also happen to be the last words of the Bible. There is something about last words. When you’re … Continue reading →

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The Difference a Few Days Can Make

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Pete

A note in my Bible points out that you only find a charcoal fire mentioned twice in the New Testament. The first time is in the high priest’s courtyard after Jesus’ arrest. There, Peter saddles up to the fire with … Continue reading →

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Divine Commentary

Posted on December 17, 2014 by Pete

It’s kind of a strange way to finish an argument . . . not how you’d expect God to finish putting Job in his place. I’d expect God to perhaps wax eloquent on theology . . . instead God gives … Continue reading →

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What A Difference A Day Can Make!

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Pete

It’s high drama in a heavenly courtroom courtesy of PTV (Prophetic Television). Front and center is Joshua the high priest, clothed with filthy garments, the evidence of past unfaithfulness and dereliction of duty. Standing at his right hand is Satan, … Continue reading →

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Focus!

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Pete

They don’t have to do it too often any more. And while I don’t think they had to do it A LOT when they were younger . . . I can recall times when my girls had to take special … Continue reading →

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To Hear My Name

Posted on December 12, 2014 by Pete

It’s that time of year when many of us focus on the Name. The Name of the Babe in the manger, the One named Jesus, “for He will save His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21). The One to be … Continue reading →

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An Oldie but A Goodie!

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Pete

There are some songs that just never grow old. Some lyrics you never get tired of. Some melodies that never cease to move you. I can think of a number of hymns that fit that bill. I’ve been around “contemporary … Continue reading →

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An Eternal Gospel

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Pete

Reading in Revelation 14 this morning. Three angels. Three envoys. Three messengers. The second warns that the world and its ways will fall. That the values and economy of “Babylon the great” are unsustainable and, before a Holy God, eventually … Continue reading →

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