Tag Archives: confessing our sin

Look, O LORD

Posted on October 19, 2026 by Pete

Images of bombed out destruction flash in my mind as I read the opening verses of Lamentations. Images of utter destruction and piles of rubble. Smoke still ascending from burned out ruins. Clouds of dust overshadowing a decimated landscape. And … Continue reading →

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An Idol in Every Home

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Pete

A god for every city and an altar for every street. Don’t know why that’s what popped this morning, but it did. I’m reading Jeremiah 10 and 11 and hovering over the prophetic word as the LORD pleads with His … Continue reading →

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A Rollercoaster Ride

Posted on September 16, 2026 by Pete

A verse in Proverbs took me on a bit of a rollercoaster ride this morning. What began as a promise to claim soon revealed a pride to confess but then resulted in a praise to cry out. All from one … Continue reading →

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Working on My Knee Bends

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Pete

Solomon pled it. The LORD established it. Rehoboam tested it. I’m chewing on it. Repetition. It again rules the day (or at least it’s what catches my eye). If you want someone to get something, then tell ’em what you’re … Continue reading →

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Hand on Mouth (2017 Remix)

Posted on December 22, 2025 by Pete

Sticks and stones may break my bones . . . and when the Almighty’s doing the name-calling, that’s gotta hurt too! Not that God harmfully throws down insults from heaven. But the One who searches the soul and spirits of … Continue reading →

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A Little Play Acting Here, A Bit of Cover Up There

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Pete

A crowd had gathered to hear the Savior, but they pushed and shoved and treated each other with “insulting neglect” (Greek Lexicon). They were purportedly there to hear the truth but failed to see the incongruity of stepping on one … Continue reading →

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Like Hitting a Bad Note

Posted on June 20, 2025 by Pete

It really is kind of a shocking end to what’s been a magnificent and glorious opus. And what an opus Psalm 119 has been. It’s been a song to beat all other songs — not just in length, not just … Continue reading →

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Offensive

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Pete

This morning, I’m chewing on five words in the fifth chapter of Paul’s letter to the Galatians. And, if I’m picking up what is being laid down, as much as we might try to respectfully and winsomely persuade others (2Cor. … Continue reading →

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Flourishing Through Favor

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Pete

If I’m picking up what the songwriter’s laying down — if I’m getting what the Spirit’s saying — then, if you wanna change the world, start by focusing on the church. As I hover over the first two verses of … Continue reading →

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Grace Questioning

Posted on December 27, 2024 by Pete

Continuing in the early chapters of Genesis this morning, and I’m drawn to three questions. And as I chew on them, I’m inclined to thinking of them as questions of grace. And [Adam and Eve] heard the sound of the … Continue reading →

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