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Look, O LORD

Posted on October 19, 2026 by Pete

Images of bombed out destruction flash in my mind as I read the opening verses of Lamentations. Images of utter destruction and piles of rubble. Smoke still ascending from burned out ruins. Clouds of dust overshadowing a decimated landscape. And … Continue reading →

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Grace Upon Grace

Posted on September 22, 2026 by Pete

Talk about grace! He was just minding his own business. Keeping the flocks. Leading them to pasture. When . . . BAM! Moses saw the bush. Burning yet not consumed. And as he drew near it to check it out … Continue reading →

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How Shall I Make Atonement?

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Pete

Something was wrong. So wrong it resulted in divine displeasure — famine for three years. Thus, David “sought the face of the Lord” (2Sam. 21:1). Good move. But then, it seems, David took matters into his own hands. Reading 2 … Continue reading →

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Sated with Favor

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Pete

“I’ll take lesser-known sons of Jacob for 400, Alex.”(I guess that’s Ken now. Whatever.) “He is the 6th son of Jacob, the son Moses blessed as ‘sated with favor’” “Who is Naphtali?” “That is correct!” That is amazing! And of … Continue reading →

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A Stiff-Necked People

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Pete

Like a dog with a bone — that’s Moses. He’s relentless and won’t let it go. And so, the conversation continues just as it had started. “Lord, go with us!” Moses has just encountered God as closely as any man … Continue reading →

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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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