Author Archives: Pete

A Steady Soul

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Pete

It seems they have always lurked among the people of God . . .they showed up in all four of my readings this morning. In Job, they are “a friend” . . . a comforter . . . a counselor … Continue reading →

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Going . . . Going . . . Gone!

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Pete

On Wednesday night, at our men’s bible study, we considered Solomon’s dedication of the magnificent temple which God had given him the privilege to build. We spent a bit of time talking about what it would have been like to … Continue reading →

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Crushing God

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Pete

 I often will go back and read stuff that I wrote from previous years. This morning, after my readings, I was going back over previous entries and was arrested a bit by the following devo from 2008. It concerns an … Continue reading →

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The Glory, The Ground, and The Spirit

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Pete

Started in on Ezekiel this morning. I find the imagery kind of challenging . . . maybe because I don’t have a very good imagination . . . not able to translate the words into a good picture in my … Continue reading →

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The Best Is Yet to Come!

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Pete

Peter could preach it . . . because he had tasted it. He could proclaim it . . . because he had brushed up against it. He could cry out, “Keep on keepin’ on” . . . because he had … Continue reading →

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A Faithful Creator

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Pete

Last weekend the speaker at our church was a former pastor of a congregation in Turkmenistan who, along with his family, had been persecuted, harassed and physically harmed by those who opposed the light he sought to bring to his … Continue reading →

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Stewards of Varied Grace

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Pete

The Scriptures are pretty clear that, as children of God, we have all received a measure of gifting from Christ deployed through the Spirit. But I also think that it’s pretty clear that it is way too easy to start … Continue reading →

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Come Down from Heaven

Posted on October 18, 2012 by Pete

Heaven was referred to a lot of times in my reading in John this morning. So I did a quick word count on my computer’s Bible program. In the ESV translation of John’s gospel it looks “heaven” is found 17 … Continue reading →

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Seeking Jesus

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Pete

Two words. Two words that I missed at first. Two words that some ramblings from 2006 caused me to go back and focus on. Two words that grabbed my attention this morning and gave reason to pause and think. I … Continue reading →

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A Grace Thing

Posted on October 16, 2012 by Pete

One of the most surprising things about 1Peter, I think, is that Peter’s answer to suffering is submission. Peter doesn’t offer escape routes . . . doesn’t coach on civil disobedience . . . doesn’t relax the standards of being … Continue reading →

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