Author Archives: Pete

Named

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Pete

By and large, I don’t think people like anonymity. I get that not everyone is a socialite or schmoozer . . . but I do think that everyone wants to be noticed by someone. That they didn’t feel anonymous has … Continue reading →

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Great Thoughts of a Great God

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Pete

There was something about the great city that primed the pump for great thoughts. Something about the structures that stimulated the imagination. Something about the activities that reached into the depths of remembrance. God’s people . . . coming to … Continue reading →

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Brothers

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Pete

There are brothers . . . and then there are brothers. There are those whom we are tied to through a bloodline . . . there are those who we are linked to through a common heritage . . . … Continue reading →

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Blind Guys Seeing

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Pete

As they went out of Jericho, a great crowd followed Jesus. His ministry was at its apex. The authority of His teaching, mixed with the signs and wonders performed almost everywhere He went, had many abuzz. He wasn’t quite like … Continue reading →

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Hope In God

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Pete

I don’t know if David had a problem with depression the way we think about it today . . . but you don’t have to read very far in the psalms before noticing that David knew what it was to … Continue reading →

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An Open Ear

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Pete

Most often, when I think about the “surgery” God has done through the dynamics of salvation, I think about what God’s done to the heart. Through Ezekiel, we’re told that, through the regenerating work of salvation, God performs a heart … Continue reading →

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The Priest

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Pete

No doubt there is a lot of detail to try and take in and work through when it comes to reading Leviticus. But in these opening chapters the “big picture ideas” are evident simply because of repetition. Yesterday, I noticed … Continue reading →

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Breathe Deep

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Pete

Ok . . . so this morning I enter into Leviticus again . . . and it doesn’t take long, as I read the first four chapters, for me to notice the recurring phrase, “a pleasing aroma to the LORD.” … Continue reading →

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The “G” Word

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Pete

Paul was doing pretty well until he used the “G” word. He knew that going to Jerusalem was a risky proposition. He believed that the Spirit was leading him to return to the holy mount (Acts 20:23). Those around him … Continue reading →

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Wonder and Worship

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Pete

So I’m thinking that familiarity is the enemy of worship . . . that you don’t extol that which is considered mundane. You might be thankful for the expected . . . you might acknowledge the blessing of the commonplace … Continue reading →

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