Category Archives: Genesis

An Abomination

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Pete

“The law of first mention.” Not sure if it’s really a “law”, but as a young believer, more than once, I remember being exhorted to take note of the first time a word or phrase is used in Scripture, or … Continue reading →

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An Egyptian Servant and A Hebrew King (2019 Rerun)

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Pete

This week isn’t going to be the week I get back into routine . . . we’ll target that for next week. So, after reading, went back into the archives for something to chew on. Re-posting some thoughts from five years … Continue reading →

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In the Beginning

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Pete

I’m not waiting for the new year. This morning I jump into my 2024 reading plan, reading from Genesis, Matthew, Acts, and Psalms. And the common theme I’m considering as I chew on this morning’s readings? As the year comes to end, … Continue reading →

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Gathered to His People

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Pete

Euphemisms, we use them all the time. Using a word or phrase in place of another word or phrase that makes us uncomfortable. In my corporate life, we often preferred to talk about “downsizing” rather than “job eliminations.” For those … Continue reading →

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Tethered by a Promise

Posted on January 17, 2023 by Pete

Had one of those “Don’t think I’ve ever noticed this, much less thought about this” encounters with the Word this morning. Reading in a passage I have read in many times before. Seeing things in it I had seen many … Continue reading →

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A Limp for a Lifetime

Posted on January 9, 2023 by Pete

I think it was with Jesus. I think Jacob spent all night in toe-to-toe, hand-to-hand combat with the pre-incarnate manifestation of the the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son of God (Gen. 32:24). That the King of heaven had … Continue reading →

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Stuff

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Pete

This new CSB continues to upset the apple cart (mildly) this morning. This time by taking a word that I barely thought was a word and all of a sudden making it a biblical word. The word in question? Stuff! … Continue reading →

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No Choice in the Matter

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Pete

Yesterday I confessed I’m struggling with patience. This morning it’s before me that I’m struggling also with silence, as in the need to be so. Yesterday the story concerned a promised son, this morning it’s about his promised bride. Genesis … Continue reading →

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As He Had Said, What He Had Promised

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Pete

Wrote on it three years ago. And seven years ago. And eleven years ago. Given my current season, maybe it’s not surprising that the Spirit knows I need a reminder because I still struggle with resting in the reality. Hovering … Continue reading →

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Belief, Behavior, and Barricades

Posted on December 29, 2022 by Pete

“Walked with God.” The phrase is found only three times in the Old Testament. This morning, I encountered all three occurrences. Twice in Genesis 5 it’s recorded that “Enoch walked with God” and it worked out pretty well for him. … Continue reading →

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