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A Believing Believer

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Pete

Paul’s choked. He’s bent out of shape. He’s irritated. Or, to use biblical language, “his spirit was provoked within him” (Acts 17:16). At what? At Athens, a city full of idols. Objects of worship on every street corner. Altars for … Continue reading →

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Reach for the Fringe

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Pete

From other gospel accounts you know the woman was at the end of her rope. In Matthew it simply says she “had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years.” But Luke records that she had spent all her … Continue reading →

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Who’s In the Boat?

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Pete

He rebuked them. Though they were following Him. Despite the fact that this storm was one for the record books, a great tempest, a water-topped earthquake. Seemingly not considering that while they bailed water, He appeared remarkably disengaged as He … Continue reading →

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Wanna Know A Secret?

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Pete

Occurs to me this morning that most often when I dive into Daniel I do so with a fresh anticipation of the role model he portrays. Here’s a guy who had it all, “without blemish, of good appearance and skillful … Continue reading →

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There Are Three . . . and I Make Four

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Pete

John presents kind of a simple argument in the first part of the fifth chapter of his first letter. Premise One: Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God (5:1a). Premise Two: Everyone who has … Continue reading →

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Food with a Promise

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Pete

You read through Jesus’ teaching in John 6 and you kind of get why “when many of His disciples heard it, they said, ‘This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?’” (6:60). Teaching about a bread which comes … Continue reading →

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Guarded Through Faith

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Pete

Peter writes to the elect exiles. Groups of believers “of the Dispersion.” Scattered throughout the provinces of Asia Minor because of persecution. Who they were and where they were was according to the foreknowledge of God . . . it … Continue reading →

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A Time to Believe and A Time to Behave

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Pete

I was reading in Ecclesiastes 3 this morning and was reminded that there is a season for everything . . . “an appropriate occasion for every human event or activity” (ESV Study Bible). That there is a time to be … Continue reading →

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Consider the Promise, Provision, & Prize

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Pete

Continuing to read in Hebrews 11 this morning. And a word jumps off the page. A word which I had read before in this chapter. A word that I would read again. Repeated three times, it caused me to pause … Continue reading →

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Full Assurance of Faith

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Pete

Kind of an interesting dynamic as I was working my way through my reading plan this morning. I’m finding that every year I read Isaiah I think it’s becoming clearer and I’m understanding more. Especially as I get into the … Continue reading →

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