Category Archives: Colossians

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Posted on July 1, 2025 by Pete

Five words. I’m chewing on just five words this morning. And one word kind of captures the taste in my mouth – overwhelming! In this day of expressive individualism, where human flourishing is equated with being seen for “who I … Continue reading →

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The Shadows or The Shadow-Caster?

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Pete

Paul didn’t say they were wrong or bad. Didn’t say they had no value. But he did warn that they were not the way nor the best. Warned that they shouldn’t be embraced as the things above all things or … Continue reading →

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Complex Simplification

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Pete

Okay, I’ll admit it — there’s a certain danger in reductionism. A risk, when trying to simplify something that is complex, of over-simplifying so that too much is lost. That in trying to put something on the “bottom shelf” for … Continue reading →

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Knowledge Grounded in Heavenly Places

Posted on September 24, 2024 by Pete

I know that many counsel against it. That for those who have studied such things, starting one’s day with one’s phone in hand isn’t recommended. But it’s what I do. Alarm goes off and I head downstairs to make coffee. … Continue reading →

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The Place of Full Assurance

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Pete

He prayed for his church. Not the church’s programs, but the church’s people. And he didn’t just pray for them, he “struggled” in pray on their behalf. He “labored fervently”, he prayed “tirelessly”, he “wrestled” incessantly, he “contended” earnestly. And … Continue reading →

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A Sin to Confess

Posted on July 3, 2023 by Pete

The problem with being a “straight shooter”, I suppose, is that you’re shooting. And where shots are fired, someone could get wounded. Not that getting wounded in and of itself is necessarily a wrong thing. Proverbs tells us that “blows … Continue reading →

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Renewed in Knowledge

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Pete

This morning, I’m hovering over Colossians 3:1-11. In particular, I’m chewing on a truth that already is and yet is still becoming. A dynamic that is present in the life of every follower of Jesus, though our participation impacts its … Continue reading →

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A Morning Smorgasbord

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Pete

One of those “sampler” mornings when all four readings provide a little something to chew on and create a wonderful smorgasbord of combined flavor. In Luke, Jesus tells the parable of the sower and the seed. “Listen up,” says Jesus, … Continue reading →

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The Hope of Glory

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Pete

It is the hope of glory. It is the assurance of unfathomable splendor. It is the certainty that one day the expectation of experiencing “what no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined” (1Cor. 2:9) … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 5, 2022 by Pete

Hovering over the first four verses of Colossians 3 this morning. Be heavenly minded. That, in a nutshell, is Paul’s exhortation to the Colossians. Seek the things above. Set your minds on things above. Don’t think like the world thinks, … Continue reading →

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