Category Archives: Luke

The Best Robe (2019 Rerun)

Posted on July 31, 2024 by Pete

This morning, I’m chewing on the fact that clothes really do make the man or the woman. Reading Luke 15 this morning, the “Lost and Found” chapter. Sheep’s lost? Go find it (Lk. 15:4). Coin’s lost? Search diligently for it … Continue reading →

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Loving Him More

Posted on July 30, 2024 by Pete

They’re jarring. These words create not only a dissonance but also a discomfort. I encounter them and I find myself having to make a call, “Chew on them, or gloss over them.” This morning I’m chewing. “If anyone comes to … Continue reading →

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Ink in Heaven

Posted on July 9, 2024 by Pete

It must have been a rush for all seventy-two of them. They were laborers sent into the harvest. They were also lambs deployed amongst wolves (Lk. 10:1-3). Their message? “The kingdom of God has come near” Their power? The healing … Continue reading →

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Theos Martus (2014 Rerun)

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Pete

Back in 2014, on this morning in my reading plan, it was the Spirit connecting the dots in real time. This morning, it’s my journal reminding me of the dots connected. But it’s the same Spirit priming the pump of … Continue reading →

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Forgiven Much

Posted on June 27, 2024 by Pete

You probably couldn’t have orchestrated a more stark contrast. A Pharisee, a he, and a sinner, a she, with Jesus in their midst. He had no water for Jesus’ feet, though custom would have dictated that would have been the … Continue reading →

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What the Poor Need

Posted on June 26, 2024 by Pete

Okay kids, let’s start with a fill-in-the-blanks exercise. I’ll do the first one to get you started. To be healed . . . The blind need to ….SEE…The lame need to ……………..Lepers need to be ………………The deaf need to ………………The … Continue reading →

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Captivated

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Pete

Back in the saddle after a quick round trip to New York State last week. Had the joy of hanging with some missionaries, had the privilege of rubbing shoulders with some shepherds. I’m on the board of Village Missions and … Continue reading →

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The Prize at This Time

Posted on August 11, 2023 by Pete

It hits me as another of those “Really?” sayings of Jesus. You know, I believe it because Jesus said it . . . but do I really believe it, because I’m not sure it’s really real. Then Peter said, “Look, … Continue reading →

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The Corruption of a Commendable Covenant

Posted on August 10, 2023 by Pete

Connecting some dots this morning between two of my readings. In Nehemiah, it’s the written, officially sealed, binding agreement of a people taking an oath of obedience. In Luke, it’s the story of a wince-invoking, offensively sanctimonious, boastful assertion of … Continue reading →

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In Your Midst

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Pete

They were always firing questions at Him, either to try and prove their superiority or to undermine His credibility. But one day the Pharisees asked a question which, for those with ears to hear, would be a game-changer, revealing a … Continue reading →

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