Author Archives: Pete

Another Great Commission

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Pete

Ok . . . so who am I to challenge that the “Great Commission” is Jesus’ charge to His disciples to “Go therefore and make disciples?” (Matt. 28:19). They are the last words of Jesus recorded in by Matthew . … Continue reading →

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The Reunion

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Pete

Really, if you think about it, they hadn’t been apart that long. It’s not like their reunion was a get together after ten years . . . nor was it a five year reunion . . . it wasn’t even … Continue reading →

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Hallelujah!

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Pete

“Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!” (Rev. 19:9) And with that declaration Revelation 19 stirs the heart and the imagination. Christ is presented in His conquering glory as He is beheld on a … Continue reading →

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Think

Posted on December 20, 2010 by Pete

Is it too early to start making New Year resolutions? Maybe. Is it too early to start thinking about them? Maybe not. Decembers, as a month, has a way of being a catalyst for a lot of stuff. It drives … Continue reading →

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It’s A Duet!

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Pete

Most often, it occurs to me, I think of praise as a solo. This morning I’m wondering if, at least sometimes, I should be thinking of it more as a duet. For the most part I think of praise as … Continue reading →

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Stand Still

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Pete

There’s something about reading Job that, for me at least, sets a me bit back on my heals. Not so much chapters 1 and 2 in which God speaks with Satan . . . nor in chapters 38 through 42, … Continue reading →

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New Songs

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Pete

As a kid I used to look forward to the weekly publishing of the “LG73 Top Ten.” LG73 was (maybe still is) a Vancouver (B.C. not Washington) pop music radio station. And every week it would publish the most popular … Continue reading →

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Behold Your King!

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Pete

Nativity scenes . . . we never decided one day to start purposefully building a collection of them . . . but, in fact, that’s kind of what’s happened . . . we’ve ended up becoming collectors of nativity scenes … Continue reading →

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Talking with Jesus

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Pete

It seems to me that Jesus was far more willing to speak with Pilate than He was to the high priest and religious elite of Israel. As I read John 18, Jesus refuses to engage with those who have put … Continue reading →

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Openly Spoken

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Pete

The last couple of mornings, as I’ve read in John 18, I’ve 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 … Continue reading →

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