Author Archives: Pete

Awaken with a Reminder

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Pete

I wake up in the morning with music. No beeping electronic alarm sound for me, jolting me into consciousness. Instead, I want to be gently awakened by one or more songs from a favorite playlist. Melody is what I want … Continue reading →

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Grace Multiplied

Posted on October 23, 2023 by Pete

Okay, so this morning’s devo was interrupted by an unplanned hunt — a hunt for a beeping smoke detector. Ugh! Found it. Kinda of. There were two in the room. Swapped out the battery in the most accessible one first. … Continue reading →

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The Great Sender

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Pete

Repetition. It’s the great megaphone in Scripture. It emphasizes what heaven wants emphasized when it’s found within a few verses concerning a specific point. But it shouts out the eternal truths heaven wants to shout out when it is found … Continue reading →

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Good, Good, Good!

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Pete

Hovering over some shadow verses this morning. You know, those lesser-known passages immediately following those other passages we tend to remember, quote, and claim. Lesser known, lesser remembered, often lesser chewed on Scripture because the inspired word just before it … Continue reading →

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Finished with Sin

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Pete

This morning Peter lays out a bottom-line for his audience. For those who are chosen but living as exiles (1Pet. 1:1), it’s sin or suffering. Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same understanding ​— … Continue reading →

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Eating is Believing

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Pete

To say that I’m chewing on the latter part of John 6 this morning is an understatement (actually, it’s more like a pun). Jesus has fed five thousand (6:1-11) and the crowds are pressing Him for more (6:22-26). Jesus seizes … Continue reading →

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Jacob’s Portion

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Pete

It’s the second time I’ve encountered this name for Jehovah while reading in Jeremiah. A few weeks ago it didn’t register much on the “chew-o-meter.” This time? It spikes the needle. Hovering over a a two-word moniker (in the CSB) … Continue reading →

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Look Who’s Talking

Posted on October 13, 2023 by Pete

Honestly, I haven’t studied the Song of Solomon enough to really understand how it was put together. I know that the headings within the text of my bible aren’t inspired, they weren’t breathed out by God, those handy-dandy summaries weren’t … Continue reading →

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Favor With God, Favor From God

Posted on October 12, 2023 by Pete

What a big ask! (Actually, it’s a command). If yesterday’s ask was huge, today’s, it seems to me, is even huger (I think that’s a word). Submitting to every human authority (even when that authority is Nero), as Peter commanded … Continue reading →

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Slave or Free? Yes!

Posted on October 11, 2023 by Pete

If you’ve ever heard me talk about it, you know that one of the things which I think has weakened the North American church has been a generation of seeker friendly church. In the name of trying to remove barriers … Continue reading →

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