Author Archives: Pete

Zeal for His House

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Pete

It must have been quite the scene. The young upstart Rabbi had come to Jerusalem for His first Passover celebration since “going public.” He had started to gather a following . . . He had called some disciples . . … Continue reading →

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The Best of Lines, The Worst of Lines

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Pete

You know, there are some passages of Scripture that I probably would just as soon avoid. Those passages that seem to put you in a corner . . . don’t leave any wiggle room . . . verses that you … Continue reading →

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I Saw You

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Pete

Philip was pretty sure Jesus was Messiah. Nathanael . . . not so much. Philip had met Jesus and encountered Him . . . Nathanael hadn’t . . . and his skepticism was fueled by the facts that that, one, … Continue reading →

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The Undisputed Champion

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Pete

Welcome to the main event . . . let’s get ready to rumble! Ladies and gentlemen may I present to you the combatants . . . waging war throughout the ages . . . opposed to one another at the … Continue reading →

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The Engrafted Word

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Pete

There are those who somehow would separate theory from reality . . . who would talk of being “street smart” rather than “book smart” . . . who would see the two as being somewhat mutually exclusive. There are those … Continue reading →

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The Before and After

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Pete

I bought Ricky Scaggs’ latest CD a couple of weeks ago on iTunes. I bought it thinking it would be more of his classic bluegrass style of music . . . but it wasn’t . . . it was very … Continue reading →

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When Wisdom Goes Bad

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Pete

Kind of an interesting transition going from reading in Proverbs for almost the past two months to starting up in Ecclesiastes. Same author . . . but something’s not quite right. For the past 7 or 8 weeks I have … Continue reading →

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A One-Way Trip

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Pete

For the better part of 13 chapters he has contended for their faith. The writer of the letter to the Hebrews addresses those who thought that they had seen in Jesus the prophesied Messiah and had put their hope and … Continue reading →

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Solid Ground

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Pete

This morning I was reminded of one my anchors. You know, those truths . . . those people . . . those things that you can count on and be sure of. I really don’t know how people keep on … Continue reading →

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Heart Burn

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Pete

I started feeling it almost immediately this morning . . . came on kind of suddenly . . . but it didn’t take long to diagnose what was happening. It came on as a result of recognizing Him in Isaiah … Continue reading →

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