Author Archives: Pete

Triggered

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Pete

As I started reading Psalm 102 this morning, I thought to myself how the psalms can often evoke some pretty intense emotions. In modern vernacular, they can be “triggering.” Though suffering no major affliction, though things overall are on the … Continue reading →

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No Bleating Sheep

Posted on May 1, 2026 by Pete

Like all of us, I’m guessing King Saul was a pretty complex guy. Whatever the details of his story during his formative years, from what’s recorded in 1Samuel of his adult years he — like the rest of us — … Continue reading →

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Wait!

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Pete

“The men of Israel saw that they were in trouble” (1Samuel 13:6a). Ya’ think?!? Jonathan had poked the Philistine bear (13:3a), and now the bear was preparing to poke back. Thirty thousand chariots, six thousand horsemen, and troops as numerous … Continue reading →

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Hate Evil!

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Pete

I read the “command to obey” in Psalm 97 and it triggers something. It picks at something that’s bugged me for a while. But part of me wants to just brush it off for fear of getting on a hobby-horse. … Continue reading →

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They Named Him

Posted on April 24, 2026 by Pete

For many, there’s a lot that goes into picking a newborn’s name. Lists to read, lineages to remember, legacies on which to ruminate. While not every mother-to-be, nor every father-to-be, may put the same level of effort into coming up … Continue reading →

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Meet the Worthys

Posted on April 23, 2026 by Pete

The connection popped immediately. Because I’m so observant? Could be. But not likely so early in the morning. Because the Spirit is illuminating? That’s what I’m going with. In Ruth 2, the God-breathed description of Boaz is translated in the … Continue reading →

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A Song for the Sabbath

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Pete

It’s song to be sung based not on circumstance, but according to the calendar. Not a song just for the good times, but a song always for when it’s the right time. A song to be sung not only as … Continue reading →

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We Need a King

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Pete

The last chapters of the book of Judges have to be among the most disturbing in all the bible. The train wreck of a life that marked Samson’s “rule” as a judge of Israel was but a relatively small indicator … Continue reading →

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A Heavenly Birth Certificate (2016 Rerun)

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Pete

It’s kind of a cryptic song. For me it’s a little hard to completely piece together. But I do know it’s a song about Zion. The city on the holy mount founded by God Himself to be the place where … Continue reading →

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Do It Again, LORD!

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Pete

You read the psalm and you sense something’s gone wrong. Some sin has entered the camp. Some disobedience has derailed God’s people. Some transgression has taken away their joy. So, the songwriter recounts a time past when, in a similar … Continue reading →

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