Author Archives: Pete

It’s Still a Promise

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Pete

I push back from my desk and realize afresh that this is why, by God’s grace, I purpose to read through the bible every year. It’s because I forget what I shouldn’t. Even well-known passages and verses can fade from … Continue reading →

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Peace and Quiet Confidence

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Pete

A tucked away gem in Isaiah has me thinking this morning. It’s a verse out of context but it’s a truth for eternity. And, while I’ve yet to experience it to its undiluted fullness, I’ve tasted it enough of it … Continue reading →

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Rahab Who Just Sits

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Pete

When the going get’s tough, the tough are going to get going. True statement, I think. Perseverers are going to persevere. They’ll find a way. While they may not know exactly the path towards relief, they’re going to pick a … Continue reading →

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A Holy, Holy, Holy Hope

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Pete

Hebrews 6 sure knows how to take you on a bit of a roller-coaster ride. From the unsettling uncertainties of “falling away” (6:4-6) to the absolute assuredness of being “heirs of the promise” because of God’s “unchangeable purpose” (6:17). That’s … Continue reading →

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Those Who Have Fallen Away

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Pete

Okay, this is one of those thoughts that I’m going to begin but I suspect I don’t where it’ll land. May not even land this morning. I’m hovering over this troublesome passage in Hebrews 6. For it is impossible to … Continue reading →

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Not a Condition, A Crime

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Pete

This morning, one of those “encounters” with the CSB that I knew would happen when I started using the translation for my morning readings this year but didn’t know from where. Reading a familiar passage in Hebrews and then, BAM!, … Continue reading →

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Saddle Up!

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Pete

Apparently it’s a quote from a movie 20 years ago, but it’s a quote that comes to mind this morning as I hover some wise words of wisdom. While it’s important to put the emphaSIS on the right syllaBLE, when … Continue reading →

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The LORD of Hosts Has Purposed (A 2020 Rerun)

Posted on August 30, 2023 by Pete

I finish my readings this morning and sit back to digest. I flip the pages of my bible back through my readings and try and hear from the Spirit what I should chew on. Nothing’s coming. So, as I often … Continue reading →

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The LORD’s Lamp

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Pete

This morning, a proverb brings to mind a couple of psalms. I think the proverb may have jumped off the page this morning because I don’t recall encountering it before when reading Proverbs. Turns out, I haven’t . . . … Continue reading →

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The Zeal of the LORD

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Pete

“He is jealous for me.” So begins John Mark McMillan’s 2005 song, “How He Loves.” Well known. Heart stirring. But true? I’m thinkin’ . . . Reading in Isaiah again this morning. And I encounter the well-known “for unto us … Continue reading →

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