Author Archives: Pete

Always at the Table

Posted on May 14, 2024 by Pete

2 Samuel 9. Rank it among my top chapters in the bible. Mark it as a favorite story of favor shown. Wanna talk to me about types and foreshadows? David, a type of Christ the king, seeking someone to show … Continue reading →

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Not At All Inferior . . . Because I Am Nothing

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Pete

Paul covers a lot of ground with the church at Corinth through the letter we count as his second. But underlying it all is his contending for their affection, for “room” in their hearts (2Cor. 7:2a). And so, as Paul … Continue reading →

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Content? Really?

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Pete

I’ve gotten pretty comfortable with verse 9. Relatively easy for me to believe it. Find myself regularly quoting it. Even often willing to share it. It’s a kingdom principle, after all. It’s a supernatural dynamic which, by faith, we can … Continue reading →

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The Abundance of His Steadfast Love

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Pete

Hovering over Psalm 106 this morning — started it yesterday, finished it today. It’s the biography of a people. Not just any people, but God’s people. His chosen ones, His nation, His inheritance (106:4-5). A story of their repeated sin, … Continue reading →

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I Did It My Way

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Pete

Chronological snobbery. Ever heard that term? First coined by C.S. Lewis, it essentially is the belief that whatever was before was inferior. That our thinking today is better than the thinking of yesterday simply because we are “more advanced” than … Continue reading →

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Dimensions

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Pete

Ever done it? Have you ever laid on the grass or on the beach on a clear day and just looked up? Like, looked waaay up? Trying to spot where the sky ends and realizing afresh you can’t? Or, how … Continue reading →

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Grieved Into Repenting

Posted on May 2, 2024 by Pete

Truth is, give me the choice between happy and sad and I’ll take happy every time. Don’t care much for sad. Just as soon avoid sorrow. Even less a fan of the sort of heartache caused by someone calling me … Continue reading →

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How I Identify

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Pete

How one “identifies” has become one of the prevailing dynamics of our current cultural moment. Whatever else may define our reality, identity has been promoted to the top of the list. But that, in and of itself, isn’t a bad … Continue reading →

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We Do Not Lose Heart

Posted on April 30, 2024 by Pete

This morning, I’m hovering over the bookends presented by Paul in 2Corinthians 4. A chapter where Paul talks about the ministry given him “by the mercy of God” (4:1) That of proclaiming the gospel in a world where many not … Continue reading →

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Write Away!

Posted on April 26, 2024 by Pete

Found myself hovering over 2Corinthians 3:3 this morning and eventually thinking, “Write away!” Then I looked back through my journal and found that same thinking put into words back in 2016. And as I think back over the past 8 … Continue reading →

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