Author Archives: Pete

A Showdown

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Pete

I really don’t remember the last time I watched one of those classic westerns where the guy in the white hat takes on the guy in the black hat. Where, on some dusty, deserted main street the two stand mere … Continue reading →

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A Collision

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Pete

Sometimes, as I make my way through my reading plan in the morning, two of the passages on my list may seem to compliment each other . . . and sometimes they just seem to “collide.” This morning, I encountered … Continue reading →

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A Revealer of Mysteries

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Pete

The story is classic . . . King eats too much before bedtime . . . king goes to sleep . . . supper starts fighting back . . . king has weird dream . . . king calls his … Continue reading →

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Love One Another

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Pete

There’s no escaping it . . . no “wiggle room,” really. It’s a command to be obeyed . . . but, more than that, it is a command to be embraced . . . because, for those who do, it … Continue reading →

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Sit Back in Wonder!

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Pete

It’s not something I would have expected. Not something that would have been intuitive to me. Not something that, if I were laying out the plans for the Millennial Kingdom, I would have necessarily thought to include. In fact, it’s … Continue reading →

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Kind of a Big Deal

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Pete

It’s not so much about what I read this morning, as it was about what it made me think of. I kind of had to power through Ezekiel 40 and 41 . . . kind of like I did in … Continue reading →

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Radical Surgery

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Pete

This morning I’m reflecting on a past surgery. I’m not thinking about the operation where they pieced back together my femur . . . nor am I musing on the scar that tells me I am gall-bladder-less. Nope . . … Continue reading →

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Part of His Flock

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Pete

Ok . . . there may be other combinations of Old Testament and New Testament passages that form as powerful an impact . . . but they don’t come to mind right now. The Ezekiel 34 / John 10 pairing … Continue reading →

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Yeah . . . Really!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Pete

So, how well does Jesus know God? How intimately aware is the Son concerning the Father? On the surface, maybe those questions come across as “no-brainers.” Or, maybe they present themselves as worthy of only the most grey-haired and studied … Continue reading →

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The Sky Clears

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Pete

Sometimes I forget. Well, maybe it’s not so much forget, as it is I lose sight of the magnitude of a truth. It’s kind of like I know Mt. Rainier is big and beautiful, but after it’s been hidden by … Continue reading →

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