Author Archives: Pete

Lessons From A Weary Prophet

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Pete

I guess there’s no way he saw it coming. Mt. Carmel should have turned the tide . . . it should have been game, set, match for the God of Elijah . . . and by extension, for Elijah himself. … Continue reading →

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Father, May I Present to You . . .

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Pete

Hands down . . . it is a glorious passage. That it is sometimes avoided, being considered controversial, is tragic. First, because the “controversy” surrounds God’s plan for marriage . . . second, because, by avoiding the passage, the insight … Continue reading →

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Figuring Out the Details

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Pete

For all that the Bible is, it is not a prescriptive, step-by-step, manual on how to navigate every circumstance of life. For all that the Holy Spirit is, His is not to “call an audible” in every situation with a … Continue reading →

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Dispensers of Grace

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Pete

Grace. When we talk about grace, we often speak about amazing grace . . . and all-sufficient grace. We think about grace abundant enough to cover our sins . . . about receiving grace when we deserved wrath. The well … Continue reading →

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Man Made Worship

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Pete

It seems it began as a political move more than anything else. Less about rejecting God than about securing an “electorate.” Jeroboam was king . . . at least over most of Israel . . . he had been made … Continue reading →

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Old Men & Other Gods

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Pete

So . . . was it a mid-life crisis? Did it come upon him suddenly or had it been building for years? I’m guessing it wasn’t a conscious decision . . . that one morning, he’s doing his devos and … Continue reading →

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A Wide Place

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Pete

Maybe they won’t out-and-out say it, but I sense that some within the church view obedience as the “price to pay” for salvation. That if you want to get to heaven you have to give up something on earth . … Continue reading →

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A Great Journey

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Pete

Last night, me and my buds wrapped up a journey. Getting together once a week, we have spent 18 of the past 21 months doing, what we’ve called, an Old Testament “fly by.” The first nine months we “sampled” the … Continue reading →

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The Temple

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Pete

I read about the construction of Solomon’s temple this morning (1Kings 6, 7). It took seven years. Seven years for Solomon to build a house for the Lord . . . a magnificent structure where the glory of God might … Continue reading →

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Body, Soul, and Spirit

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Pete

Hovering over a single declaration this morning. Two verses . . . one glorious declaration. A song, of sorts, which not only calls me to enter into the speaker’s experience . . . but a pronouncement that invites me to … Continue reading →

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