Tag Archives: amazing grace

Go Again

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Pete

You get the sense that to say, “She played the field” would have been an understatement. To say, “She was loose” would have been to state the obvious. But to say, “She was a prostitute?” Well, the CSB indicates that … Continue reading →

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Meeting Up with Nebuchadnezzar

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Pete

“When I get to heaven, I can’t wait to talk to [fill in the blank]!” Ever heard someone say something like that? Ever said that yourself? Will heaven really work that way? That anyone I choose to connect with I … Continue reading →

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Jacob’s Portion

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Pete

It’s the second time I’ve encountered this name for Jehovah while reading in Jeremiah. A few weeks ago it didn’t register much on the “chew-o-meter.” This time? It spikes the needle. Hovering over a a two-word moniker (in the CSB) … Continue reading →

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Disciplined with Justice

Posted on September 27, 2023 by Pete

If there’s sub-plot that you pick up from Jeremiah, it’s that he wasn’t just a prophet, he was a person too. He didn’t just speak the mind of God concerning “current events”, he endured them. And it wasn’t just his … 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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A Seat at the Table (2009 Remix)

Posted on May 10, 2023 by Pete

Undoubtedly his father had great hopes for him. Like father like son, he envisioned him to be a great man of God. As was the norm, dad named him in accordance with that aspiration; he would be called “Exterminator of … 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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Under His Wings

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Pete

Reading Ruth is kind of like engaging in a “Where’s Waldo” book. No, I’m not on the lookout for some skinny dude in a striped red shirt with a beanie on. Instead, I’m actively trying to spot Jesus. In particular, … Continue reading →

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The Grace to Come

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Pete

Know a thing or two about all-sufficient grace? You’ve just scratched the surface. Experienced saving grace, redeeming grace, justifying grace, adopting grace? Just a few drops in the bucket! Come to appreciate abiding grace and abundant grace? You ain’t seen … Continue reading →

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