Author Archives: Pete

Like One of the King’s Sons

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Pete

He really had no business being there. First, it’s not like he was family or anything . . . no blood connection . . . no obligation to include him. What’s more, it’s not as if he were included because … Continue reading →

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To Be More Like David

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Pete

It’s not what you’d expect. Given what seems to be David’s circumstance, you just wouldn’t expect this song of his to begin this way. But it does. My heart is steadfast, O God!      I will sing and make melody … Continue reading →

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Embracing the Thorns

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Pete

I don’t really like operating from a position of weakness. There’s something about feeling like your in control . . . or engaged in something for which you believe you are competent . . . that allows you to keep … Continue reading →

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Heaven Is Real, He Is To Be Exalted

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Pete

I haven’t been one to pay a lot of attention to the recent “Heaven is Real” parade. Not that I don’t believe heaven is real. It’s just that I’m not too sure how the books written in the last couple … Continue reading →

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The Boasting Game

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Pete

Paul had been drawn into a game he didn’t want to play . . . but he was, in a sense, desperate. He had done the original “matchmaking” and it was truly a “match made in heaven.” He had brought … Continue reading →

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A Second, Second Chance

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Pete

You read Psalm 106 and it’s like reading a rap sheet . . . a long, long rap sheet. It’s the history of the songwriter’s people . . . held up against the unfailing grace of the songwriter’s God. And … Continue reading →

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Abigail

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Pete

There are at least 3 or 4 sermons wrapped up in 1Samuel 25. There’s the sermon of the stupid man. Then, there’s the sermon of the cranky king-to-be who goes over the top ’cause he’s hungry. And, there’s the love … Continue reading →

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A Heart Jesus Can Touch

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Pete

This morning’s reading in the gospel of Mark was just seven short verses . . . but man, some pretty serious food for chewing on here. An encounter between a scribe and a Savior . . . a seeker of … Continue reading →

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Spoon Fed

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Pete

With some passages of Scripture, in order to “pick up” what the Spirit of God is “laying down,” you need to lean in and really dig to find the morsels. But with other passages, you are, in a sense, “spoon … Continue reading →

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To Be Like Jonathan

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Pete

Goliath, Saul, and Jonathan all had at least one thing in common . . . David! David the son of Jesse. David of Bethlehem. David the shepherd boy. David the musician. David the warrior. And, it was as the warrior … Continue reading →

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