Tag Archives: ears to hear

An Open Ear (2013 Rerun)

Posted on February 14, 2025 by Pete

Most often, when I think about the “surgery” God has done through the dynamics of salvation, I think about what God’s done to the heart. Through Ezekiel, we’re told that, through the regenerating work of salvation, God performs a heart … Continue reading →

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More to Come

Posted on December 3, 2024 by Pete

There was more they needed to know, but this night wasn’t the night. Though Jesus had given His disciples the full gospel, the implications of that gospel were yet to be fully realized — and that would have to wait … Continue reading →

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God Speaks

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Pete

Quick thought this morning. I’m chewing on a reminder that some things are taken for granted. Some things are so familiar we fail to wonder at them as we should. What kind of things? Well, this morning the particular “thing” … Continue reading →

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Cripple-Con

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Pete

Not much to look at, really. Nothing much to behold — unless it was because of some morbid fascination — just the lame, the blind, the crippled, along with those unable to speak. Cripple-Con, a gathering of the needy, the … Continue reading →

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Everyone, Listen Up!

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Pete

It didn’t matter whether they were young in the faith, seasoned in the faith, or actively contending for the faith, John says to each, “I am writing to you.” I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are … Continue reading →

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Active Listening

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Pete

To me, the entire chapter reads like a promise. A conditional, if/then promise, but a promise nevertheless. And what a promise! Who wouldn’t want to: understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God (v.5)? understand righteousness … Continue reading →

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God Has Spoken

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Pete

God has spoken. That’s a key bet for our faith, isn’t it? If our God were not a communicating God, He would be but a God of our own imagination. If God has not addressed those created in His image, … Continue reading →

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A Heart to Understand, Eyes to See, and Ears to Hear

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Pete

You think it would have been easy for them to get it. After all, they had walked out Egypt, walked through the Red Sea, and made it through the desert. They had seen the plagues, been overshadowed by the cloud … Continue reading →

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Seeing How We Hear

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Pete

As I hover over this six word command to obey, it impresses me as being a pretty weighty charge by Jesus to His disciples. Foundational for their growth as followers of Christ. Insightful as to a spiritual dynamic that dictates … Continue reading →

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Seeing Ain’t Necessarily Believing

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Pete

How could they? How could they have walked out of Egypt after witnessing the mighty arm of God throughout his ten round showdown with Pharaoh, and yet complained so rebelliously about being delivered in order to die in the desert? … Continue reading →

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