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Grace Will Reign — Part 2 . . . An OT Thing as Well

Posted on March 3, 2023 by Pete

Wah, wah, wah! Somebody call a wahm-bulance! Why did we ever leave Egypt? Moses, why did you bring us to the wilderness to die? Where is this land flowing with milk and honey? We’re thirsty! It must have been tiresome … Continue reading →

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Grace Will Reign

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Pete

“Death through Adam and Life through Christ”, that’s the heading in my bible for the latter part of Romans 5. The contrasting impacts between the first man’s disobedience and the God-Man’s obedience. The first providing sin the opportunity to infect … Continue reading →

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Lord, Do You . . . ?

Posted on November 21, 2022 by Pete

It did not compute. Nope, didn’t make sense. Try as he might, Peter couldn’t wrap his head around Jesus wrapping the towel around. Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that He had come … Continue reading →

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Again

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Pete

There was a story I used to tell about the kind of disciplinarian my mom was when I was kid. Can’t remember the incident but here’s how I recalled one instance of her “progressive discipline”. The immediate reaction to my … Continue reading →

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Trophies of Grace

Posted on May 24, 2022 by Pete

Chewing on Ephesians 2:1-10 this morning. But God, being rich in mercy . . . Therein lies the force behind the great reversal we call salvation. The reversal from being “dead in trespasses and sins” in which we once walked … Continue reading →

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No Dominion

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Pete

No way! Absolutely not! Uh, uh! Nope! That’s how Paul responds to the question. Kinda. If grace is so great, if grace abounded where sin increased (Rom. 5:20), then should we continue in sin that grace may abound (Rom. 6:1)? … Continue reading →

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Exhortation. Identification. Affirmation.

Posted on October 21, 2021 by Pete

A month ago I wrapped up Isaiah and give it my vote for consideration as a prophetic book that the church would do well to study in this season (you can check that post out here). A month later I’m … Continue reading →

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Who Am I?

Posted on July 2, 2021 by Pete

It was a king’s question. But it could be, and should be, a question that finds its way seeping from my heart on a regular basis. Then King David went in and sat before the LORD and said, “Who am … Continue reading →

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To Them, On Them, Toward Them

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Pete

A verse in 2 Kings pops this morning. I know it’s because of a book I’ve recently listened to on the heart of Christ, Gentle and Lowly, by Dane Ortlund. Ortlund, in the manner of the deep meditations of the … Continue reading →

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The Only Plea, The Safest Plea

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Pete

I’m going to suggest that, in our circles, when we talk about “turning,” most often, if not always, we’re thinking in terms of turning to God. When we think about our sin, we often speak of the need to make … Continue reading →

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