Author Archives: Pete

Swallowed Up By Life!

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Pete

It is so different . . . the time zone . . . the surroundings . . . the vegetation . . . the sounds . . . the feeling of the air . . . the sun . . … Continue reading →

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No Irrevocable Errors

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Pete

You know, there are some pieces of counsel which just stay with you. Words of advice that, though they take but a moment to speak, they have an impact for a lifetime. Such a “pearl of wisdom” was presented to … Continue reading →

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Go for the Black Belt!

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Pete

I’m thinking that, even though most of us have never taken training in judo or karate or one of the other martial arts, we know what someone is referring to when they talk about a white belt, or a green … Continue reading →

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No Plan B for Me

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Pete

In many ways I can’t blame them. Even though I cringe at what they did, and even more at why they did it, I can kind of relate . . . can kind of connect with their thinking. But, I … Continue reading →

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Let Us!

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Pete

Psalm 95 seems an appropriate reading as I prepare to head into this Easter weekend . . . gathering with the saints tonight to contemplate Calvary’s dark hill and the sacrifice of a Savior . . . and then meeting … Continue reading →

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He Holds the Sandal!

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Pete

It was the moment of her own resurrection, in a way. She who had been named “my delight” at birth . . . but, crushed by life’s, or rather, death’s cruel blows, she instead had become “bitterness.” On this day, … Continue reading →

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We Shall Bear His Image

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Pete

While Christmas is so much a celebration of the past . . . the coming of Immanuel . . . the giving of God’s greatest gift to the world, . . . as I think about it, Easter is so … Continue reading →

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The Facts of Life

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Pete

I don’t know if it was that they considered themselves realists or what . . . but why would someone who was saved into an “evangelical church” spread the idea that there is no resurrection from the dead? What’s to … Continue reading →

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Really Among You

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Pete

Paul reminds me again this morning that the church isn’t a building . . . it isn’t a program . . . it isn’t even just a group of people . . . but that the church is intended to … Continue reading →

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Perfect Vision

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Pete

It’s been a long time since I have had 20/20 vision without the aid of eyeglasses. Without my glasses things get pretty fuzzy pretty fast . . . don’t have to look very far before I can’t see very much. … Continue reading →

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