Author Archives: Pete

To Know Him Is To Trust Him

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Pete

It’s a song of thanksgiving and praise. A lyric of gladness and exultation. Not because the songwriter had not known oppression or times of trouble, but because he had. Not because he had not been needy, but because he had … Continue reading →

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Another Question

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Pete

If anyone fits the term, “Innocent Bystander”, I’m thinking it’s Hagar. Not saying she was innocent as in “no sin, no wrong”, but that she was caught up in a story that really was almost entirely written by others. Given … Continue reading →

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And God Remembered Jesus

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Pete

The cities are smoldering because of their great sin. And I’m hovering over a verse that prompts me to reflect on a great Savior. Back story . . . the Lord appears again to Abraham in Genesis 18 and gives … Continue reading →

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Oh! It’s a Fourfold Promise

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Pete

Seeing the date on the calendar, it seems kind of late into the new year to be making my first entry. But last week, all the family gathered together in Bend, Oregon. And, with pickleball one day, and sledding the … Continue reading →

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Walking with God

Posted on December 30, 2024 by Pete

I’m pretty sure it’s a first — the first time I’ve colored this phrase with this color. Continuing to read in Genesis and working my way through Adam’s descendants (okay, honestly, I’m skimming my way through the genealogy). And I … Continue reading →

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Grace Questioning

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Pete

Continuing in the early chapters of Genesis this morning, and I’m drawn to three questions. And as I chew on them, I’m inclined to thinking of them as questions of grace. And [Adam and Eve] heard the sound of the … Continue reading →

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My Beginnings, My Future

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Pete

Not waiting for the new year to crack open my new bible to begin again a new year of readings directed by my reading plan. And so, I start this morning in Genesis 1, (a very good place to start). … Continue reading →

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Looking Over His Shoulder

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Pete

I finish up Job 42 and I’m left to noodle on the last verse. Is God still talking about Leviathan, or has He switched things up and is revealing something about Himself? The answer? I think it’s, “Yes.” Over these … Continue reading →

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The Faultfinder (2016 Remix)

Posted on December 19, 2024 by Pete

It’s a line that I don’t ever want to look back over my shoulder and see that I’ve crossed. The “fault” line. The line of finding fault with my God and Father. The line of reproving the One who is … Continue reading →

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Sing and Shout!

Posted on December 18, 2024 by Pete

Through the prophet, the LORD spoke of a day. A day when enemies would be dealt with. A day when foreigners would become family. A day when, within the family, pride would be purged (Zephaniah 3:8-11). Thus, in that day, … Continue reading →

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