Author Archives: Pete

Christ in You

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Pete

Some passages of Scripture are almost too much to handle. Too much “high and lofty” and “His ways are above our ways” stuff to pack into my puny brain. You read through the passage and it’s not long before you … Continue reading →

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Just Giving Thanks for Being Saved

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Pete

Years and years ago . . . and I mean years and years, like 30+ years . . . not too long after my brother came to know Christ, I recall him once relaying how, when he was getting ready … Continue reading →

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THINK!

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Pete

Looking back on it, much of Paul’s letter to the Philippians concerns attitude and perspective. Paul’s confident that the work God has begun, He will complete (1:6) . . . for Paul, to live is Christ, to die is gain … Continue reading →

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The Shade on My Right Hand

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Pete

Change is ahead. And truth be told, I’m not naturally wired for change . . . a little deficient, perhaps in the adventure gene. But a new season’s coming and I have no doubt it’s the Lord’s leading. Nevertheless, I’m … Continue reading →

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Motivation

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Pete

Encountered a phrase in my reading this morning that I think could be understood two different ways. Taken one way, it refers to a future realization . . . taken the other, it is a reminder of a present reality. … Continue reading →

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Come Find Me

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Pete

I’m sure we can all recall hearing, at one time or another, those stories of dogs who go missing and against great odds, and usually over a great number of miles, find their way back home. You know, the dog … Continue reading →

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God Has My Back

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Pete

While I believe that I need to work out my own salvation with fear and trembling (Php. 2:12), I also believe that it is God who has begun a good work in me and that He will complete it. While … Continue reading →

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The Surpassing Worth

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Pete

His was a bio that would certainly rise to the top of the “who’s who” in the world he grew up in. His bloodline was a good line. From an infant his parents dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s … Continue reading →

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Work It In . . . Work It Out

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Pete

In the first part of Philippians 2, Paul exhorts the believer to do nothing of selfish ambition but to esteem others better than him or herself. Paul holds up Christ as the great Servant of all and says that we … Continue reading →

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Wonder & Surrender

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Pete

It is His recorded testimony . . . His written witness. How familiar have we become with it? Not familiar as in, “I know it really, really well!” . . . but familiar as in the Bible has become so … Continue reading →

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