Tag Archives: humble yourselves

Do We Need to Fight? (2021 Remix)

Posted on October 21, 2026 by Pete

Did a bit of rework on some thoughts from 5 years ago. The thoughts seem just as relevant today as they were then and the question still worth asking. While so much has changed, so much hasn’t. Hmm . . … Continue reading →

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Have This Mind

Posted on July 28, 2026 by Pete

Got back this weekend from a week away with the whole family. What a blessing. But what a hit my morning routine takes. Good to be back at my desk . . . Give me the choice, and I’ll take … Continue reading →

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Working on My Knee Bends

Posted on July 14, 2026 by Pete

Solomon pled it. The LORD established it. Rehoboam tested it. I’m chewing on it. Repetition. It again rules the day (or at least it’s what catches my eye). If you want someone to get something, then tell ’em what you’re … Continue reading →

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A Conversion Thing or A Sanctification Thing?

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Pete

Hovering over the opening verses of Matthew 18 this morning and I’m struck that while as parents (and grandparents) we’re focused on wanting our kids to grow up, the Father wants His to “grow down.” And I’m asking myself, is … Continue reading →

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The Pompous Pride of All Glory

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Pete

Isaiah 23:17-18 hooks me. I’m intrigued by how God purposes to redeem the “merchandise and wages” of a prostitute and make them “holy to the LORD.” And so, I hover over Isaiah 23 for a bit this morning. I quickly … Continue reading →

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Take a Seat . . . Down There

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Pete

Not the first time I’ve read this parable. Not the first I’ve paused to noodle on it. Not the first time I’ve been challenged to apply it. But I do think it’s the first time I’ve noticed that Jesus noticed. … Continue reading →

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Scorn

Posted on July 29, 2025 by Pete

It’s a “lesser sin to consider” that hits my radar this morning. A more “acceptable” transgression that’s giving me something to chew on. Scorn. Kind of a funny word. Not really a word that I think is used much these … Continue reading →

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A Two-Step Miracle

Posted on April 21, 2025 by Pete

It’s unique among Jesus’ healings, but I’m wondering this morning if it shouldn’t be considered normative. Jesus comes to the village of Bethsaida where He encounters a blind guy begging Jesus to “touch him” (Mark 8:22). And touch him Jesus … Continue reading →

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We Can’t Do It

Posted on April 7, 2025 by Pete

It’s kind of a puzzling verse. Kind of “Debbie Downer”-esque. A bit of a wet blanket thrown on what should have been a motivational moment. But noodle on it a bit, and you know Joshua’s right when he says, in … Continue reading →

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Nothing to Brag About

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Pete

Continuing to read Paul’s opening words to the Corinth church. A church not “lacking in any gift” (1Cor. 1:7). Yet also a church not lacking in any drama, for “there is quarreling among you” (1Cor. 1:11). And that’s the just … Continue reading →

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