Tag Archives: contentment

A Delicacy Free Menu

Posted on September 9, 2025 by Pete

This morning, it’s a twice repeated warning in Proverbs that’s causing me to pause and noodle a bit. When you sit down to eat with a ruler,       observe carefully what is before you,and put a knife to your throat       if you are … Continue reading →

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Learn the Secret

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Pete

A little bit of Paul and a little bit of Psalms combine this morning to awaken awe and promote peace. How come? Because through my readings, the Spirit drives home a secret. First, Paul. He’s wrapping up his letter to … Continue reading →

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Content? Really?

Posted on May 9, 2024 by Pete

I’ve gotten pretty comfortable with verse 9. Relatively easy for me to believe it. Find myself regularly quoting it. Even often willing to share it. It’s a kingdom principle, after all. It’s a supernatural dynamic which, by faith, we can … Continue reading →

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Nevertheless, By God’s Will

Posted on March 23, 2023 by Pete

Paul had a lot to say as he wrote to the church in Rome, but there was a lot more he wanted to experience when he visited with them. Both at the beginning and at the end of his letter … Continue reading →

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Satisfied

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Pete

Hovering over Jeremiah 31 this morning. Big idea? “There is hope for your future” (Jer. 31:17a). A disciplined people would eventually find grace in the wilderness (31:2). The God who called them on their sin, and sent them packing to … Continue reading →

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Perspective from the King’s Table

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Pete

If anyone had the right to demand justice and seek vengeance it was this guy. Life had been anything but easy. At the age of 5, not only was his dad killed in battle but because of a tragic accident … Continue reading →

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Leaving the Landmarks Alone

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Pete

Okay, this is one of those musings which, at least with the set of online commentaries available to me, I find no backup or corroboration. Nothing that indicates my apparent observation and possible application are at least within some a … Continue reading →

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Things

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Pete

“Finally,” says Paul, for the second time in this letter to the Philippians. He got side-tracked a bit after his first “finally” (3:1). But now he’s gonna wrap up this short letter for real. And in the portion I read … Continue reading →

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Content? Really?

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Pete

Been hovering over one of those “shadow” verses. You know, the verse right after the one that everybody knows. Verses like John 3:17 . . . Philippians 1:22 . . . Ephesians 2:10. Verses like 2Corinthians 12:10. For the sake … Continue reading →

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What Else Could They Want?

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Pete

I know I’ve read it a number of times before in my morning readings. The fact has been repeatedly stated in Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Joshua. So, it’s not like it came as a surprise to them when Joshua brings it … Continue reading →

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