Category Archives: 1Peter

Do We Need to Fight? (2021 Remix)

Posted on October 21, 2026 by Pete

Did a bit of rework on some thoughts from 5 years ago. The thoughts seem just as relevant today as they were then and the question still worth asking. While so much has changed, so much hasn’t. Hmm . . … Continue reading →

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A Gracious Thing (2018 Remix)

Posted on October 13, 2026 by Pete

Those who have known grace should show grace. I buy that. Those whose sins have been forgiven through no merit of their own but only by the finished work of the cross should forgive the sins of others. Makes sense … Continue reading →

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Free To Be Servants (2019 Remix)

Posted on October 12, 2026 by Pete

When you know who you are, it goes a long way to being who you should be. What identifies you will drive you. If you view yourself as impoverished, you’ll live like a poor person–either languishing because of a perceived … Continue reading →

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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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