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My Exceeding Joy

Posted on February 20, 2024 by Pete

Chewing on Psalm 43 this morning. That it’s a continuation of Psalm 42 seems evident because of the common chorus in these two songs of David — still turmoil within . . . still a soul cast down . . … Continue reading →

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Joy, Unspeakable Joy (2013 Rerun)

Posted on October 5, 2023 by Pete

Written 10 years ago. Could have written it this morning . . . As I worked my way through my reading plan this morning, I was pretty aware of how distracted I was. A number of concerns . . . … Continue reading →

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There Is A River

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Pete

It’s been 23 years since I was there, but I don’t recall seeing any water in the city. Had the opportunity to do a Holy Land tour back in ’97. Went to Jerusalem. Didn’t see a river. So what’s the … Continue reading →

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The Difference the Joy of the Lord Makes

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Pete

Hovering over the first few verses of 2Corinthians 8 this morning and thinking about an intriguing dynamic and the difference the joy of the Lord can make. We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has … Continue reading →

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The Morning

Posted on February 2, 2018 by Pete

Don’t know exactly how sick David was, but it must have been pretty bad–his enemies were getting ready to throw a party. What they had been unable to do with blatant force, it now appeared would happen because of a … Continue reading →

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The Joy of the LORD

Posted on August 7, 2017 by Pete

It’s not like they didn’t have just cause to mourn. Not like there was no good reason to grieve. In fact, under any other circumstance, their tears would have been the appropriate response to what they had just heard preached. … Continue reading →

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Seeking Jesus

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Pete

Matthew writes that the women went “to see the tomb” but the angel knew they were actually on a mission. They didn’t rise up before dawn wanting just to behold the rock in front of the tomb. Rather, according to … Continue reading →

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Rejoice!

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Pete

The “problem” with a favorite passage of Scripture might be the tendency to read again what you already know is in the passage rather than take of note of that which is perhaps over-shadowed by the familiar. Case in point, … Continue reading →

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Wells of Salvation

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Pete

Isaiah foresaw a day when the Lord God would “extend His hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of His people” (Isa. 11:11). A day when those who had largely missed the first coming of Messiah … Continue reading →

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If Only On the Inside

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Pete

This morning I’m re-working some thoughts from 2012 after reading Psalm 149 . . . I was saved into a pretty conservative, pretty low key, church system. While the praise was very heartfelt, it was also very bodily still. Voices were … Continue reading →

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