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A Faith that Dwells

Posted on August 8, 2024 by Pete

This morning, it’s a verse in 2 Timothy that has me thinking. Thinking about a faith that dwells. Opening his letter to Timothy, Paul begins with some personal musings. I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with … Continue reading →

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Our Eyes Are On You

Posted on July 16, 2024 by Pete

“Don’t freak out!” I don’t know that it’s still one of their go-to mantras, but I remember one of my favorite missionary couples relating how “don’t freak out” was often what they would tell each other when things weren’t coming … Continue reading →

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A Little Girl (2014 Rerun)

Posted on June 11, 2024 by Pete

A little girl . . . that’s how she’s described in my Bible . . . just a young girl . . . taken from her family . . . removed from her country . . . separated from the … Continue reading →

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Hero of the Faith

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Pete

It’s kind of weird how many “heroes” seem to have emerged from the book of Judges. How guys like Samson and Gideon have become Sunday School celebrities though they were part of “Gen D”, as in “a generation that Did … Continue reading →

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Eating is Believing

Posted on October 17, 2023 by Pete

To say that I’m chewing on the latter part of John 6 this morning is an understatement (actually, it’s more like a pun). Jesus has fed five thousand (6:1-11) and the crowds are pressing Him for more (6:22-26). Jesus seizes … Continue reading →

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Consequences of Faith

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Pete

Last Friday’s meal on Hebrews 11, which focused on some of the works which accompany faith, seems somewhat bland in comparison to what I’m chewing on this morning as I conclude Hebrews 11. It’s one thing to be encouraged towards … Continue reading →

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More Than A Feeling

Posted on September 15, 2023 by Pete

Defining faith. That’s what I’m doing this morning as I mentally chew on the first half of Hebrews 11. Ask me what faith is before this morning’s reading and I probably would have been quick to give a one-word answer, … Continue reading →

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Unworthy Servants

Posted on August 8, 2023 by Pete

Good for nothing. Pretty harsh words when used of someone else. Considered by our culture to be especially inappropriate, self-harming words when used of ourselves. Good for nothing. That’s the literal translation of the Greek word achreios — a word … Continue reading →

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Good News in the Midst of Bad Stuff

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Pete

Met someone for coffee yesterday, someone I had only met casually before. This was to be our first “real conversation.” And real it was. We could have talked about March Madness and the college basketball that had just finished. Or, … Continue reading →

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A Red Thread

Posted on March 27, 2023 by Pete

A scarlet cord in the window? Really? How about a big, flashing, neon sign over the house? After all, this is a life and death situation. When the battle’s a raging and the walls are a tumbling, I’m going to … Continue reading →

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