Author Archives: Pete

The Forty Day Fade

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Pete

There’s part of me that just doesn’t get it . . . and part of me, unfortunately, that does. I read something in Exodus this morning that kind of blew me away. One of those things that, although I know … Continue reading →

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Book Burning

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Pete

It was more than just their literature going up in flames that day . . . it was their hobby . . . their private pursuits . . . perhaps even, their livelihoods. The scrolls were valuable to those who … Continue reading →

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In the Middle of the Story

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Pete

Sometimes it happens . . . you’re reading the Scriptures and you find yourself in the text . . . not just observing it, but interacting with it . . . or rather, it interacting with you. It probably isn’t … Continue reading →

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Knowing the Lord of the Glory

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Pete

So . . . here’s the question that’s kind of going through my mind this morning as I continue to track the Israelites as they leave Egypt . . . “Did they not see the pillar of cloud?” You know, … Continue reading →

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That They Should Seek God

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Pete

“Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore” . . . that’s what Paul might have been thinking (well, not exactly . . . he hadn’t seen Wizard of Oz . . . but maybe something like that) as … Continue reading →

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The Blood

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Pete

So I’m trying to imagine what it was like that day. Six hundred thousand households all packing up . . . hundreds of thousands of blemish-free, bleating sheep going silent as their throats are slit and their blood is pored … Continue reading →

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Reaching Out to the Cheap Seats

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Pete

It’s easy . . . and, in fact, intended . . . to focus solely on the major players of the drama played out in the first part of Exodus. There’s the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob who, determined … Continue reading →

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A Friend of God

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Pete

This year I switched Bible translations for my morning devo’s. I’ve been a New King James (NKJV) guy for quite a few years. This year though, I decided to use the English Standard Version (ESV) as I work through my … Continue reading →

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God Knows

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Pete

Started in on Exodus this morning. Who woulda’ thunk? When those boys sold Joseph into slavery . . . when Joseph interpreted that dream and was placed over Egypt’s “feast and famine” program . . . when the brothers were … Continue reading →

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Wonderful Grace of Jesus

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Pete

It was a conversation that had to be had. How “Jewish” did a Gentile need to become in order to be “really saved?” That was the question on the table. How much ritual was required for full redemption? How much … Continue reading →

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