Category Archives: Hebrews

A One-Way Trip (2010 Rerun)

Posted on September 22, 2023 by Pete

Chewing on a command to obey as I wrap up Hebrews. Went back deep in my journal archives and noodled on some thoughts from 2010. I smile at the things that came to mind then about “the camps I’ve had … Continue reading →

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A Healthy Heart

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Pete

This morning I’m chewing on a bit of advice tucked away in Hebrews. An assessment of faith, which I know to be true, but that I need to be reminded of again and again. Something that is good. Something which … Continue reading →

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Make Sure

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Pete

I’m reminded again this morning how wired I am (not the “good” wiring, me thinks) to read Scripture as if it’s meant for me the individual rather than me the member of a community. I can “amen! — I’ll do … Continue reading →

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Consequences of Faith

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Pete

Last Friday’s meal on Hebrews 11, which focused on some of the works which accompany faith, seems somewhat bland in comparison to what I’m chewing on this morning as I conclude Hebrews 11. It’s one thing to be encouraged towards … Continue reading →

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More Than A Feeling

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Pete

Defining faith. That’s what I’m doing this morning as I mentally chew on the first half of Hebrews 11. Ask me what faith is before this morning’s reading and I probably would have been quick to give a one-word answer, … Continue reading →

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Perfected

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Pete

Reminded this morning that while I may not be perfect (I new that well before this morning), I am perfected. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are sanctified. (Hebrews 10:14 CSB) The letter written to the … Continue reading →

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Count On It

Posted on September 12, 2023 by Pete

Ben Franklin said that “in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Others have tried to add a third or fourth thing to the list, but the one thing we all know is undeniable is that death is … Continue reading →

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A Holy, Holy, Holy Hope

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Pete

Hebrews 6 sure knows how to take you on a bit of a roller-coaster ride. From the unsettling uncertainties of “falling away” (6:4-6) to the absolute assuredness of being “heirs of the promise” because of God’s “unchangeable purpose” (6:17). That’s … Continue reading →

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Those Who Have Fallen Away

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Pete

Okay, this is one of those thoughts that I’m going to begin but I suspect I don’t where it’ll land. May not even land this morning. I’m hovering over this troublesome passage in Hebrews 6. For it is impossible to … Continue reading →

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Not a Condition, A Crime

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Pete

This morning, one of those “encounters” with the CSB that I knew would happen when I started using the translation for my morning readings this year but didn’t know from where. Reading a familiar passage in Hebrews and then, BAM!, … Continue reading →

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