Tag Archives: knowing God

Seasons of Siege (2020 Rerun)

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Pete

Talking to a neighbor last night as we kept an eye on her kids and my grandsons playing together in the street. She had some questions about the bible. “Who are the Nephilim?” she asks. “Oh brother,” I think, “can … Continue reading →

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Awesome?!?!

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Pete

Dissonance. A lack of agreement. A disconnect between what we think to be true and what actually may be true. Inconsistency between what’s heartfelt and what ends up being hard fact. A mingling of sounds that strike the ear harshly, … Continue reading →

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Looking Over His Shoulder

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Pete

I finish up Job 42 and I’m left to noodle on the last verse. Is God still talking about Leviathan, or has He switched things up and is revealing something about Himself? The answer? I think it’s, “Yes.” Over these … Continue reading →

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The Bow Undone

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Pete

Read Job 29 and 30 together and it’s a dickens of a contrast — the best of times and the worst of times. Chapter 29 is Job at his best, a force to be reckoned with. In his prime (29:4), … Continue reading →

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The Sound of His Voice

Posted on June 20, 2024 by Pete

It’s not the first time I’ve been struck by the dissonance created by the last verse of Psalm 119. Not the first time I’ve taken a few minutes to process what I’m chewing on by typing a few words into … Continue reading →

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This I Know

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Pete

Hovering over 1Corinthians 13 this morning. And experiencing a myriad of mixed emotions. Initially, there’s a warm and fuzzy feeling of processing again those “love” verses (1Cor. 13:4-8a) as the aspiration of so many newlyweds at the altar. But stare … Continue reading →

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The Right Filter

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Pete

Elihu presents the encore argument. Jobs other friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite are done talking. Though they came to Job to “show him sympathy and comfort him” (Job 2:11), in trying to make sense … Continue reading →

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Assuming God

Posted on June 27, 2022 by Pete

Would it be a fair statement that for some of us followers of Jesus (for many of us?) we might tend towards assuming God? After all, God is a given. If we didn’t believe in God we wouldn’t be following … Continue reading →

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A Big Ask

Posted on May 27, 2022 by Pete

Talk about praying big prayers! Talking about going for broke on the ask! Then, you’re talking about Ephesians 3:14-21. Chewing on Paul’s prayer for the Ephesian believers. And Paul swings for the fence. He prays first that they be “strengthened … Continue reading →

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By This We Know – Part II

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Pete

Yesterday, I was reminded that our salvation is more than just a profession of faith, it is more so a possession of the evidences of faith. That to claim you believe in a certain truth will manifest itself in that … Continue reading →

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