Author Archives: Pete

A Kind of Firstfruits

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Pete

In a sense, they were Version 1.0 . . . the initial release. Those of the “twelve tribes in the Dispersion” were more than a prototype . . . as there was nothing that had to be tweaked or improved … Continue reading →

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My Face

Posted on September 23, 2014 by Pete

The words are pointed and harsh. Jeremiah comes out of his corner swinging. The God who has called him to be a prophet to the nations from before his birth (Jer. 1:5), has put words in his mouth “to pluck … Continue reading →

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His Delight!

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Pete

The promise was written TO them . . . but it was also written FOR us. As, through the prophet Isaiah, God tells His ancient people of what awaits them and what He thinks of them, there is application to … Continue reading →

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Come to Mount Zion

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Pete

I can’t sit in judgment of the people Hebrews was written to. I can’t shake my head for them wanting to go back to the old way . . . the ways of the law . . . the ways … Continue reading →

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Heartburn

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Pete

It was an encounter of the divine kind. They weren’t looking for it . . . they weren’t expecting it . . . for most of it, they weren’t even aware of it. They may have been part of the … Continue reading →

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The Lord Jesus

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Pete

This morning, reading in Luke, I came across a three word combination that jumped off the page. Each word in and of itself has appeared numerous times in Luke. That the words would be associated with each other is not … Continue reading →

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They Had No Idea

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Pete

Two passages of Scripture intersected for me this morning in a way I had not anticipated nor expected. One was in the Old Testament . . . the other, in the New. The first passage is twelve verses long and … Continue reading →

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Seeking a Homeland

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Pete

Entered faith’s “Hall of Fame” this morning. Started in on Hebrews 11. And paused to chew on the “Abraham Exhibit.” Not much to look at really. An old man . . . along with his aged wife. A few servants … Continue reading →

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Soul Preservative

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Pete

My thoughts go back to the days of canning. That time of year when fruits and vegetables were prepped and then packed into glass Mason jars. As I recall it, there were three key components to making sure that was … Continue reading →

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Worshiping Wood

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Pete

It really makes no sense as you read it. Yet, how many people have done it . . . and how many continue, in one form or another, to do it. It’s the folly of taking an object that you … Continue reading →

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