Category Archives: Numbers

From Egypt Until Now

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Pete

As I read Numbers 14 this morning, if I had to put myself into the story, if I had to pick one of the cast members that I thought probably was there to reflect me, I’m not sure I’d like … Continue reading →

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Vigilant 50+

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Pete

Back in the 1980’s and 1990’s, what began as an ad campaign, became, for many, a life’s goal. Freedom 55. The idea was that with the right investments (and the right company to invest them with, of course) one could … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go to Work

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Pete

They never knew what it was to go look for a job. Never had to apply for a position. Never had to wonder what to do after waking up every morning. They just went to work. For they had been … Continue reading →

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Always Facing the Glory

Posted on February 24, 2026 by Pete

They couldn’t get close — something I read said about 3 football fields away — but they could get centered. Too dangerous to be adjacent, but too important not to be aligned. While they couldn’t go face-to-face with the glory … Continue reading →

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Stage by Stage

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Pete

Moses — the guy did it all! Body surfing the Nile as a baby, he was educated at the U. of Egypt as a young man. Took up activism in his late 30’s, standing against the oppression his adoptive family … Continue reading →

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Jesus is the Man

Posted on March 6, 2025 by Pete

You never know when you’re going to see Jesus in the Scriptures. Well, that’s not true. If you’re reading the gospels, you kind of know. And, if you’re reading the epistles, you’re pretty sure He’s gonna show up there as … Continue reading →

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The Horns of the Wild Ox

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Pete

It’s one of those repeated phrases that arrests the attention. But this one, I’m pretty sure, for the first time. I’m in Numbers and reading of Barak’s frustrating attempt to get Balaam, a well-known practitioner of divination, to curse God’s … Continue reading →

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And Water Came Out Abundantly

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Pete

Late to the devo table this morning because kids at home were early out of bed (WAY TOO EARLY). But hey, if they’re done before noon, they can still count as morning devos. Yes? I think so. This morning a … Continue reading →

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Breaking Faith

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Pete

It was a word specifically for the people of God, those who had been delivered from bondage, set apart as holy, and were on their way to the promised land. Guess then, I could take it as a word for … Continue reading →

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Not What I Would Have Prayed

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Pete

It doesn’t seem fair. Sure, he rebelled, if you can call it that (God does). But it wasn’t like the way they had rebelled. The community refused to enter the land flowing with milk and honey, and then they continued … Continue reading →

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