Author Archives: Pete

The City Doesn’t Need to Burn

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Pete

It didn’t have to burn. I guess I never realized it before, but Jerusalem didn’t have to burn. Though, because of its people, it had stepped WAY over the line and deserved to burn, it didn’t have to. Though it … Continue reading →

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Ready, Obey, Pray!

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Pete

I have a buddy. He’s a guy of action. In fact, sometimes he can be so quick to get off the blocks at the starting line, he’s not even sure exactly what the race is. It could be a 100 … Continue reading →

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The Prototype

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Pete

I might not be saying this quite right . . . I may be overstating it or over emphasizing it . . . but I’m thinking that, in a sense, the church is the prototype for how the promises of … Continue reading →

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The Friend of the Bridegroom (re-run)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Pete

Running behind schedule this morning . . . so, after finishing up my readings, rather than write I went back over some of my previous musings on these passages.  Given the number of weddings I’ve attended this summer, thought re-posting … Continue reading →

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The Right Umbrella

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Pete

It’s a good reminder. Every time I come across it when reading James, it causes me to pause and reflect, and remember, and relive the truth that we “do not know what tomorrow will bring.” And so, says James, it’s … Continue reading →

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The Side Roads

Posted on October 1, 2014 by Pete

I’m reading in James this morning and it’s kind of stopped me in my tracks. I’ve read these verses before. I’ve received teaching on this passage a number of times. But as I paused after reading the first ten verses … Continue reading →

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A Cameo Appearance

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Pete

Reading in the latter part of John 2 this morning. And I encountered a phrase that caught my eye the first time I read it and then really jumped off the page when it occurred again only a couple of … Continue reading →

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He Manifested His Glory

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Pete

Jesus was pretty selective about His audience. I think if I was going on the “Know that I Am Messiah” road tour, I’d go big, I’d go often, and I’d go in front of as many people as possible. But … Continue reading →

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Performance Driven

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Pete

Though I like to think that “I’ve come a long way” . . . and perhaps I have . . . sometimes it doesn’t seen long enough when I’m reminded of how far I still have to go. Sometimes the … Continue reading →

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Real Enjoyment

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Pete

I’m guessing that even the newest reader of Ecclesiastes picks up on the underlying heartbeat of “the Preacher’s” (1:1) words pretty quickly. I’m only two chapters in and the pulse is already established. Eleven times, so far, the son of … Continue reading →

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