Author Archives: Pete

Learning to Walk

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Pete

It’s kind of second nature now . . . this walking thing. I don’t really think much, if at all, about what’s involved in alternating between putting my left foot forward and then my right. Second nature now . . … Continue reading →

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Hard Times and the Word of God

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Pete

Most of us know, firsthand, about “911 prayers.” You know, those prayers that are cried out to heaven in an emergency . . . less concerned about getting the words just right, instead, desperate to get the message to heaven. … Continue reading →

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Grow Up

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Pete

The theme of “growing up” kind of developed this morning as I worked my way through my readings. There’s something really cute about a kid being a kid . . . but take those same kid behaviors coming from an … Continue reading →

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Two Women

Posted on June 1, 2010 by Pete

I read of two very different women this morning. One was a woman of wealth and influence. The other had very little means and was, for the most, a nobody to those around. One, it seems, attacked life . . … Continue reading →

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Wow!

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Pete

There’s a verse in Ephesians 3 which, no matter how often I read it, never ceases to amaze me. It always catches my attention . . . always causes me to pause and consider . . . always evokes that … Continue reading →

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Dependent and Confident

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Pete

Me . . . me . . . me. Usually that repeated word indicates a problem. A problem with focus . . . a problem with self-centeredness. But this morning, the psalmist presents a case for it being “about me.” … Continue reading →

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Good Seats!

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Pete

I like good seats. When I go to a sporting event or a concert or some other special presentation in a large venue, I like to get good seats . . . I don’t like paying for them . . … Continue reading →

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The Wander of It All

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Pete

Lot of praying going on in my readings this morning. Solomon asks for an understanding heart that he might discern against good and evil (1Kings 3:9). Mary asks the angel how she’s going to conceive the Son of God and … Continue reading →

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A Warm, Fuzzy Feeling

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Pete

I came across a phrase in Ephesians 1 that was kind of like a cup of hot chocolate milk. It was like wrapping my hands around that hot cup and carefully lifting it to my lips, and taking in that … Continue reading →

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Seed ’em and Reap

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Pete

It’s like gravity . . . one of those laws of nature that governs how things work. I’m no scientist, but I know basically how gravity works . . . you let go of something, and it falls to the … Continue reading →

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