Author Archives: Pete

Our “No” Being Turned Into A “Yes”

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Pete

Sometimes it’s just used as more fuel for the fire for those who want to take a shot at “impetuous Peter” as an example of what not to do. As in you don’t say, “No, Lord!” But what if you … Continue reading →

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Fear and Freedom

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Pete

Growth strategies. That’s been part of the modern church’s lexicon for as long as I’ve been a believer. So we ask ourselves, what do we need to do as a body of believers to become a bigger body of believers? … Continue reading →

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Treasure Management

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Pete

This morning, I’m hovering over a few verses from Jesus’ sermon on the mount, and it seems to me there might well be a fine line between good stewardship and guileful slavery. “Don’t store up for yourselves treasures on earth, … Continue reading →

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A Limp for a Lifetime

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Pete

I think it was with Jesus. I think Jacob spent all night in toe-to-toe, hand-to-hand combat with the pre-incarnate manifestation of the the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son of God (Gen. 32:24). That the King of heaven had … Continue reading →

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Stuff

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Pete

This new CSB continues to upset the apple cart (mildly) this morning. This time by taking a word that I barely thought was a word and all of a sudden making it a biblical word. The word in question? Stuff! … Continue reading →

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No Choice in the Matter

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Pete

Yesterday I confessed I’m struggling with patience. This morning it’s before me that I’m struggling also with silence, as in the need to be so. Yesterday the story concerned a promised son, this morning it’s about his promised bride. Genesis … Continue reading →

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As He Had Said, What He Had Promised

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Pete

Wrote on it three years ago. And seven years ago. And eleven years ago. Given my current season, maybe it’s not surprising that the Spirit knows I need a reminder because I still struggle with resting in the reality. Hovering … Continue reading →

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Easy To Get Used To

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Pete

Continuing to venture into my reading plan with a new translation this year. And this morning the CSB puts before me another change that I’ll need to get used to. But I enter Your houseby the abundance of Your faithful … Continue reading →

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Weird Conversations

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Pete

Several weeks ago my brother-in-law phoned me. He wanted to talk to me about his funeral. He has been battling cancer for the past couple of years and his body had been indicating quite clearly that the fight would soon … Continue reading →

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Belief, Behavior, and Barricades

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Pete

“Walked with God.” The phrase is found only three times in the Old Testament. This morning, I encountered all three occurrences. Twice in Genesis 5 it’s recorded that “Enoch walked with God” and it worked out pretty well for him. … Continue reading →

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