Category Archives: 1Peter

A Soul Connection

Posted on October 15, 2025 by Pete

While they tell a lot of stories about a lot of things, though they provide a ton of information about how things are supposed to work, I believe the Scriptures ultimately testify of Christ. That, though Jesus “began” with Moses … Continue reading →

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God’s People (2018 Remix)

Posted on October 14, 2025 by Pete

Never been a nomad, always had a place to hang my hat, a fixed address to go home to every night. Can’t really say I understand what it’s like to be an exile, a stranger in a foreign land–not even … Continue reading →

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The Taste (2008 Rerun)

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Pete

Nothin’ coming together after my readings this morning, so I went back to the beginning of my online journal, to the early days of capturing these morning thoughts to see what popped then from today’s readings. This one resonated. Thought … Continue reading →

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Bring It!

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Pete

“You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” That’s what I hear the Spirit whisper to me as I take in what Peter is writing to the exiles. Peter, though writing to a dispersed people, longs for them to be anything but a … Continue reading →

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The True Grace of God

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Pete

An observation at the end of Lamentations and a certain expectation at the end of 1 Peter — that’s what I’m chewing on this morning. Throughout Lamentations, I’ve been taking note of the prayers prayed by Jeremiah. Amidst the waste … Continue reading →

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I Might Have to Vote for It, But . . .

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Pete

They were “elect exiles” (1Pet. 1:1). They were dealing with the circumstances of their here and now even as they “set their hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1:13). … Continue reading →

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Chewing On Some Indicatives

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Pete

The way my pastor has often put it, in the New Testament, before an imperative you’ll find an indicative. Before there’s a command to obey, there’ll be some facts to believe. So, this morning while reading in 1 Peter, while … 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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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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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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