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Please God, I Want Some More!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Pete

This is one of my favorite conversations in all the Bible. This passage is at the top of the top 10 of my favorite scriptures. There is a sense of anticipation whenever I come to this portion of God’s word. … Continue reading →

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Shouldn't We Smell?

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Pete

As they approached the tent, I’m guessing their senses were alive. Certainly the priest could see the Holy Place before him . . . that, in and of itself, might have set the adrenaline in motion in anticipation of drawing … Continue reading →

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Some Things Just Go Together

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Pete

Some things just go together. If you come upon one, you expect to find the other. Salt and pepper . . . a fork and a knife . . . thunder and lightning . . . macaroni and cheese . … Continue reading →

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Been There!

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Pete

You are cordially invited to a fellowship meal. Place to be held: Mount Sinai. Your Host: the God of Israel. This is a “by invitation only” event . . . open only to Moses, his brother Aaron, Aaron’s sons Nadab … Continue reading →

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Those Who Wait

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Pete

One of the things I do when I’m reading Scripture is to be on the look out for me. Well . . . not actually “me” . . . but references to the people of God. The thinking is that … Continue reading →

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Dancing on the Inside

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Pete

Mine is a pretty conservative ecclesiastical background. When it pleased God to give me eyes to see and a heart to respond, He planted me within a “Be still and know that I am God” type of fellowship. Ours was … Continue reading →

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A Tummy Test

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Pete

I don’t think I knew before this morning that manna was kind of a “pilot project.” I knew that the freshly freed Israelites had a bit of a whining problem. No sooner, it seems, had they walked through the Red … Continue reading →

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The Morning After the Night Before

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Pete

What a night! No sooner had they begun to revel in the “thrill of victory” from having walked out of a plundered Egypt, then they found their backs to sea, certain they were about to experience “the agony of defeat”, … Continue reading →

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One Thing

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Pete

If you had one wish, what would you wish for? I’m guessing that at some point in everyone’s life that question has been asked in one manner or another. The most trite of answers sounds something like, “If I had … Continue reading →

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Walk and Worship

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Pete

There’s something about gathering with the people of God and lifting our voices in praising God that invites the presence of God. A bit of our experience yesterday at LTCC. There are no formulas which make some Sundays a little … Continue reading →

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