Author Archives: Pete

Your People! No, Your People.

Posted on February 8, 2024 by Pete

“The LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend” (Ex. 33:11). Scripture testifies that this was the unique relationship between the Creator and this particular image-bearer. Like neighbors might over a backyard … Continue reading →

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Delivered Many Times

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Pete

It’s the kind of good news which, while you’re glad to hear it, in a way you’d rather not hear it. The promise of a good outcome sourced in another promise of a less than desirable reality. Something to look … Continue reading →

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No Glory, No Beauty

Posted on February 6, 2024 by Pete

“Clothes make the man.” The saying’s been around awhile. Given the state of our fashion industry — whether that’s a formal tux or a “pre-shredded” jeans — I’m thinking this age-old proverb still holds some sway. This past weekend went … Continue reading →

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Reject Equine Tendencies

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Pete

As I work through my daily reading plan, one of the things I’m watching for are commands to obey. This morning, I found one. Be not like a horse or a mule . . . (Psalm 32:9a ESV) How’s that … Continue reading →

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Little By Little

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Pete

It isn’t a term for the impatient. Not something you want to press upon the avidly ambitious. Somewhat out of sync with our instant gratification nature. But it’s a phrase that’s caught my attention and one that, as I chew … Continue reading →

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Where Grumbling Abounds . . .

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Pete

Chewing on Exodus 16 this morning, and there’s repetition — boy, is there repetition. The newly delivered-from-Egypt, on-their-way-to-the-land-promised people of God, being fresh off of walking through a walled-up Red Sea, find what you’re gonna find in the wilderness, the … Continue reading →

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The Cry of Deliverance in Its Fullness

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Pete

Flying down to the Golden State tomorrow morning to see kids and grandkids, so decided on doing a double reading in my reading plan this morning. It bore the unexpected fruit of picking up on one of those repetitive drumbeats … Continue reading →

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For You I Wait

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Pete

It really couldn’t have gone any worse. The people believed Moses when he told them that “the LORD had visited the people of Israel and that He had seen their affliction” (Ex. 4:31a). They bought into the plan, Moses and … Continue reading →

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Gen S (A 2018 Remix)

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Pete

From year to year, it’s pretty infrequent that I remember this year how a passage hit me in previous years. The nice thing about getting older is that it’s “deja vu all over again” more often than not. But not … Continue reading →

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Conversion

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Pete

Yeah, I don’t think it’ll make word of the year anytime soon. Reading in Acts 15 this morning and I encounter a word that I don’t think gets used much in the church anymore — though it did a generation … Continue reading →

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