Author Archives: Pete

A Big Ask

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Pete

Talk about praying big prayers! Talking about going for broke on the ask! Then, you’re talking about Ephesians 3:14-21. Chewing on Paul’s prayer for the Ephesian believers. And Paul swings for the fence. He prays first that they be “strengthened … Continue reading →

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Partakers of the Promise Together

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Pete

This morning, I suffered a bit of a rebuke at the hands of my Greek lexicon. Reminded again that what I want to so readily think is about me is more often than not really about we. This mystery is … Continue reading →

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The One Unfailing Constant

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Pete

Two despondent soul conditions. Seven urgent asks. One unfailing constant. That’s what I’m hovering over this morning as I chew on Psalm 119:25-32. Love the way Peterson gets to the heart of the songwriter’s desperate soul condition. I’m feeling terrible—I … Continue reading →

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Trophies of Grace

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Pete

Chewing on Ephesians 2:1-10 this morning. But God, being rich in mercy . . . Therein lies the force behind the great reversal we call salvation. The reversal from being “dead in trespasses and sins” in which we once walked … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Up

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Pete

The passage I’m hovering over this morning is well known and well understood. It contains a familiar law of the harvest — “whatever one sows, that will he also reap” (Gal. 6:7b). True when it comes to gardening in the … Continue reading →

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Another Day on the Battlefield

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Pete

It’s a battle. Dare I even say, a daily battle. Sometimes a low-level skirmish in the background, sometimes an all-out assault front and center. I know this not just theoretically, but in reality. ‘Cause I am the battlefield. But I … Continue reading →

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A Child of Promise

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Pete

Stop it! That’s essentially what Paul is saying to the Galatians, “Stop it!” Stop turning to a “different gospel” (1:6). Stop trying to be justified by works (2:16). Stop trying to perfect in the flesh through works what was begun … Continue reading →

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The A,B,C’s and Slavery

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Pete

Continuing to work my way through Paul’s letter to the Galatians. He’s frustrated with his children in the faith (4:19). Having been saved by grace they are being persuaded to now rely on their good works. Having known redemption from … Continue reading →

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A Pop Quiz

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Pete

Took the pop quiz in Galatians 3 this morning. Here are my answers: By hearing with faith No No No By hearing with faith Here are the questions: Let me ask you only this:(1) Did you receive the Spirit by … Continue reading →

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Brothers

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Pete

Not sure that what I’m starting will end up being cohesive as there’s a number of thoughts running around in my head as a I chew on the aftermath of David’s sin with Bathsheba in 2Samuel 12. First, Solomon had … Continue reading →

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