Author Archives: Pete

Laundered By The Lamb

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Pete

In any other context, it’s an image that would perhaps turn our stomach a bit. Apart from a “faith understanding” of the dynamics of the cross, it’s a thought we would naturally turn away from, rather than embrace. When I … Continue reading →

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Do You Hear What I Hear?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Pete

Most often, when I think about heaven, I imagine what I will see . . . wondering if my new optic nerves will be able to take it all in. That’s where I was, initially, as I read Revelation 5 … Continue reading →

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The Rhythm of Heaven

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Pete

We’ve all heard them. You hear them coming . . . you “feel” them if they are idling next to you . . . you hear them going. I’m talking about those vehicles that have some humungous sound system in … Continue reading →

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Jesus Knows

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Pete

Sometimes you can get so caught up in the details that you miss the big picture. Sometimes you can focus so much on the specifics that you look past the “low hanging fruit.” So busy “slicing and dicing” that you … Continue reading →

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There Must Be 50 Ways . . .

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Pete

“You just slip out the back, Jack . . . Make a new plan, Stan . . . You don’t need to be coy, Roy . . . Just get yourself free . . . Hop on the bus, Gus … Continue reading →

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The Outskirts of His Ways

Posted on November 24, 2011 by Pete

Three months (and about 20 minutes) ago they had just made the call . . . they needed to get her into surgery . . . NOW! I still often recall the surreal nightmare that led up to the neurosurgeon … Continue reading →

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Not Home Alone

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Pete

So, on that day, did the old man recall what he had written years before? Did he connect the dots between that day’s reality and the promise he had recorded before he was cast into exile? As he worshiped that … Continue reading →

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The Way of A Man with A Maid — Amazing!

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Pete

Solomon said that, as he considered them, there were some things that just kind of astounded him (Prov. 30:18-19). The way that an eagle interacts with air currents and majestically soars above the earth. The way a serpent can find … Continue reading →

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A Divine Partnership

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Pete

As I read the short epistle of Jude this morning I’m reminded that God has determined that the way of the believer from salvation to glorification is a divine partnership. The bulk of the letter is a warning to believers … Continue reading →

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Jesus Is LORD!

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Pete

It’s not an image I’ve ever noodled on before . . . not something that I’ve considered. When I think of the “parade” that walked out of Egypt, I don’t immediately think of Him being part of it. While I’ve … Continue reading →

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