Tag Archives: grace

Bring It!

Posted on October 10, 2025 by Pete

“You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” That’s what I hear the Spirit whisper to me as I take in what Peter is writing to the exiles. Peter, though writing to a dispersed people, longs for them to be anything but a … Continue reading →

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Remember Me

Posted on August 18, 2025 by Pete

It’s the two-word prayer that hits me every time I wrap up reading Nehemiah. A two-word prayer that almost always leaves me a little uncomfortable. A two-word prayer that feels self-serving at first, but which, after considering the character of … Continue reading →

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Where Favor is Found

Posted on April 24, 2025 by Pete

As I read in Ruth this morning, it’s a thrice repeated thought that captures my thoughts. A thought about encountering grace. A thought about finding favor. And where is favor found? It’s in the beholding. It’s in the eyes. And … Continue reading →

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The Days of Famine

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Pete

I read the opening words to the book of Ruth and I find I’m chuckling to myself as I whisper, “Ya’ think?!?!” In the days when the judges ruled there was a famine in the land . . . (Ruth … 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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More Grace (2018 Rerun)

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Pete

If I thought it “a bit disturbing” back in ’18, I might consider it downright unsettling in 2024. We are still quarreling and still fighting. And while the “what’s” of our disagreements may be legitimate and substantive, the “how’s” of … Continue reading →

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Lavished Upon Us

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Pete

Short thought this morning. Massive implications. Chewing on but three words, but it will be a meal for eternity. In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace, which … Continue reading →

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Where Grumbling Abounds . . .

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Pete

Chewing on Exodus 16 this morning, and there’s repetition — boy, is there repetition. The newly delivered-from-Egypt, on-their-way-to-the-land-promised people of God, being fresh off of walking through a walled-up Red Sea, find what you’re gonna find in the wilderness, the … Continue reading →

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An Act of Grace

Posted on April 30, 2021 by Pete

Honestly, it’s not really all that intuitive. Not how you’d expect the numbers to add up. But I guess that’s as a good a description of grace as any — it doesn’t add up. AFFLICTION+ ABUNDANCE OF JOY+ EXTREME PROVERTYWEALTH … Continue reading →

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The Full Potential of Grace

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Pete

Cleaning up and re-posting something from this day’s readings 10 years ago. Grace. Amazing Grace. Wonderful Grace of Jesus. Grace Greater Than My Sin. Unmerited Favor. God’s Richest At Christ’s Expense. If there’s a single word that captures the gospel … Continue reading →

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