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5 Minutes in Heaven

Posted on December 1, 2015 by Pete

I don’t know what it takes to legitimately define a new literary genre, but there’s a type of book that has recently been gaining quite the following. “Heaven tourism” is being used to describe those books that deal with a … Continue reading →

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The Friendship of God

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Pete

O’ for the good old days! That’s all Job wanted. Not just any “old days” but the “good” old days. You know, those days when the kids flocked to him, the young people deferred to him, and the older people … Continue reading →

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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Pete

Don’t know that it happens frequently, but certainly it happens regularly. I wake in the night and rather than just going back to sleep, my mind starts to race. And it’s not a good race. It’s usually a chaotic stream … Continue reading →

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The Touch of His Hand

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Pete

On the road early this morning. Taking advantage of the U.S. holiday to head up to the homeland and hang out for a couple of days with our granddaughter (and her parents). Able to find a window for a quiet … Continue reading →

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Blessing in the Beholding

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Pete

Promise fulfilled already! I’m only eight verses in. And what the Word says would happen, has! Began reading Revelation this morning, the book with a promise (1:3). Blessed, it says, is the one who reads aloud the prophecy (I’m claiming … Continue reading →

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Keeping Ourselves in the Love of God

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Pete

Jesus was confident that His sheep were safe. That those who heard His voice, believed in His name, and were brought into His fold would have eternal life and would never perish (John 10:28-29). If the Father had given His … Continue reading →

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Showdown

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Pete

“Throwback Friday” . . . rerunning some thoughts from 2011 . . . I really don’t remember the last time I watched one of those classic westerns where the guy in the white hat takes on the guy in the … Continue reading →

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Able to Rescue!

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Pete

It must have been a pretty impressive sight. The burning fiery furnace, big enough to hold multiple full size adults, glowing red hot as it was heated to seven times its normal temperature. And in it, four men walking in … Continue reading →

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Wanna Know A Secret?

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Pete

Occurs to me this morning that most often when I dive into Daniel I do so with a fresh anticipation of the role model he portrays. Here’s a guy who had it all, “without blemish, of good appearance and skillful … Continue reading →

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There Are Three . . . and I Make Four

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Pete

John presents kind of a simple argument in the first part of the fifth chapter of his first letter. Premise One: Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God (5:1a). Premise Two: Everyone who has … Continue reading →

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