Category Archives: 2Kings

The Name to Never Forget

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Pete

“My people” tend to be pretty familiar with a guy named Mephibosheth (2Samuel 9). A competing heir to the throne, crippled in both feet, and shown kindness for the sake of another. A natural enemy without any strength to elevate … Continue reading →

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Get Rid of the High Places

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Pete

Continuing to make my way through 2 Kings. This morning, it’s chapters 14 and 15. And the ominous back beats that characterize 1 and 2 Kings continue to pulse as king after king is introduced. The pattern is pretty obvious. … Continue reading →

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Windows in Heaven (2017 Rerun)

Posted on June 13, 2025 by Pete

Windows in heaven . . . the phrase grabbed me this morning as I read in 2 Kings. A wide opening through which God’s abundant provision can flow. If heaven were a great fire, think of its window as a … Continue reading →

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The High Places

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Pete

It’s a bit like watching a ping pong match — keep at it and it can put a crick in your neck. Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth — if you’re at all engaged with the text, … Continue reading →

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A Little Girl (2014 Rerun)

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Pete

A little girl . . . that’s how she’s described in my Bible . . . just a young girl . . . taken from her family . . . removed from her country . . . separated from the … Continue reading →

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Starting Point Matters

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Pete

Two different starting points. Same practices. Two different assessments. That’s what I’m chewing on this morning. Reading in 2Kings 17 this morning. Israel, the northern kingdom, is done. Operation “Assyrian Occupation” is complete. After 200 years of worshiping golden calves … Continue reading →

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Windows In Heaven (2015 Remix)

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Pete

Gone last week. Was hanging out with some missionaries and shepherds who serve under the banner of Village Missions. They were gathered for a few days of rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation at a mountain-top conference center (aka sketchy wi-fi and … Continue reading →

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He’s Seen Our Tears

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Pete

This morning I’m hovering over the first part of 2 Kings 20 and the diagnosis of Hezekiah’s terminal illness. Parts of the story I can’t relate to at all. I’m no king. Never been sent a prophet with a “thus … Continue reading →

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The God of the Land

Posted on June 17, 2022 by Pete

In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria, and he carried the Israelites away to Assyria and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. … Continue reading →

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Windows in Heaven

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Pete

Situation? Desperate. Degree of hope? Near zero. Cynicism? Running high. Solution? Windows in heaven. Hovering over a phrase in 2 Kings 7 this morning which I’m taking out of context yet is providing a flood of comfort and confidence. Ben-hadad … Continue reading →

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