Tag Archives: heaven

There Is A Refuge

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Pete

We sang about heaven yesterday morning. One of the songs, probably not the most theological in nature, was a real toe tapper. In what is normally a non-clapping church, some were even moved to assume the “clappetory” position and make … Continue reading →

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Nothing But Temple

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Pete

Coming to the end of my reading plan for 2017. Minor prophets with major messages. A God who breaks the sound barrier in order to further refine a man who has already been heaven’s boast as one of the elite … Continue reading →

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Shelter and a Shepherd

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Pete

While there may be debate as to who exactly they are, it seems pretty clear to me where they are. Those “coming out of the great tribulation” might specifically refer to believers martyred after the opening of the fifth seal … Continue reading →

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No Silence in Heaven

Posted on December 1, 2017 by Pete

Sometimes it’s something I never really noticed or seen before that grabs my attention during my morning readings. But often my morning meal is like sitting down again with an old friend. What captures my imagination has done so in … Continue reading →

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The Foretaste of Grace

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Pete

It was going to get worse before it got better. And for many, there was the very real possibility they wouldn’t live through the worse and never see it get better . . . at least not on earth. That’s … Continue reading →

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An Agapao Spectrum

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Pete

Hovering over Paul’s final words to Timothy this morning. Thinking about this man who knew his “departure” was at hand–ready to be loosed from his earthly moorings and to set sail. Reflecting on what it was for him to have … Continue reading →

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Worth the Trip

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Pete

Was up in B.C. for most of this week, hanging out with my daughter and her family. And grandkid-filled days result in sleep-filled nights. Amazing how a three-year-old and a one-year-old can run a fifty-eight-year-old into the ground. What a … Continue reading →

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Far Better

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Pete

I’m thinking that, sometimes, the difference between a portion of Scripture being familiar and fantastic is simply your season. Your current life experience creating a filter, or perhaps more aptly a magnifying glass, which takes something you’ve read, memorized, and … Continue reading →

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Paradise U

Posted on May 11, 2017 by Pete

Enjoyed hovering over some thoughts from 2010 this morning after my readings. Took on a little deeper meaning now that we have someone “on campus” . . . Let’s face it, for some, the university they graduated from is a … Continue reading →

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Swallowed Up by Life

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Pete

Said it before, will say it again. Sometimes the best way to deal with the here and now is to pause and refocus on the there and then. Paul did. Reading in 2Corinthians 4 this morning and Paul’s “afflicted in … Continue reading →

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