Author Archives: Pete

Just a Peek

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Pete

You know, if just “peeking into heaven” can so excite me, what will it be like when I’m actually there? If just reading about the throne and the Lamb in the midst gets my heart pumping, I’ll need a new … Continue reading →

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Give Your Head A Shake

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Pete

For me, Haggai has always resonated deeply. I think I find it easy to connect with his message because I find myself connecting with his audience. He’s not speaking, as did some of the other prophets, to a people who … Continue reading →

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Big

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Pete

It’s one of those mornings . . . the words just don’t flow . . . a topic doesn’t jump out at me. Instead it’s more about just sitting quietly thinking over what I’ve read this morning . . . … Continue reading →

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Finished Not Done

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Pete

It occurs to me that, at the end of the day, every living being will be under one of two banners . . . that every man, woman, boy, and girl will be able to link their eternal future to … Continue reading →

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I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Pete

check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zCsFvVg0UY Anyone remember it? If you do, then you’re declaring yourself of a certain vintage. I would have been 15 years old when it first aired. A Christmas commercial (they still called it Christmas then) . . … Continue reading →

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The Lamb

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Pete

So it occurs to me that perhaps one of the advantages of becoming older is that it helps to keep things fresh. Things you have already discovered can be discovered again because you’ve forgotten that you once discovered them. Old … Continue reading →

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Defeated!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by Pete

He’s not someone I normally think about a lot . . . not a being I like to consider . . . not a subject I choose to hover over very much. But you read Revelation 12 and you can’t … Continue reading →

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Spoken Openly

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Pete

As I was reading John 18 this morning I thought about how appropriate it is that, as I start getting “cranked up” for Christmas and focusing on the wonder of Immanuel, God with us, that I should be reading about … Continue reading →

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The Unspoken Dynamic

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Pete

Reading the last few verses of John 17 this morning . . . the part of Jesus’ priestly prayer where He “shifts gears” slightly and focuses His attention on those who would believe in Jesus as a result of the … Continue reading →

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Be Glorified In Me!

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Pete

He spoke it as though it were a done deal. Not if . . . not maybe . . . not I hope so . . . but I am. And it’s not like He didn’t know them . . … Continue reading →

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