Tag Archives: living word

Deal Bountifully, Open My Eyes, Hold My Hand

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Pete

I think I’ve really believed it for some time now. But as I hover over it afresh this morning, I believe it more now than I’ve ever believed it. Deal bountifully with Your servant, that I may live and keep … Continue reading →

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Blessed Are Those . . .

Posted on May 23, 2021 by Pete

Started in on Psalm 119. These twenty-two readings in Psalm 119 are among the highlights of my annual reading plan. Twenty-two stanzas of eight verses each. Each line of each stanza beginning with the same letter of the twenty-two letter … Continue reading →

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We’re Gonna Sing

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Pete

To sing, or not to sing, that is the question. At least for some. And, a few weeks ago, for us as elders as we anticipated our church gathering again in our building this Sunday. Lot to think about when … Continue reading →

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A Song for Every Season

Posted on May 26, 2020 by Pete

Assuming it was David who wrote Psalm 119, I wonder what season he may have had in mind when he penned the fifty-forth verse. Did he think to his time as a boy in his father’s house tending sheep while … Continue reading →

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The Sword Doing Its Work

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Pete

Honestly, when I open my bible in the morning I’m counting on it being “living and active” (Heb. 4:12a). I’ve often said that reading our bibles is kind of a guaranteed encounter of the divine kind. The God-breathed Word illuminated … Continue reading →

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The Implanted Word

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Pete

While it’s been freely given to us, we still need to receive it. Though we’ve got it, we still need to do something with it. While it’s true that it came with our being born again, it’s also true that, … Continue reading →

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Good News. Good Works.

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Pete

Paul left Titus in Crete so that Titus “might put what remained into order” (Tit. 1:5a). Paul had proclaimed the gospel in town after town. And in every place where people believed, the lost sheep who were found came together … Continue reading →

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Wise for Salvation

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Pete

It’s a formula. May not look like it at first glance, but it is. We might not like to think that formulas should have a part in the Christian life, but sometimes they do. And, as Paul get’s ready to … Continue reading →

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The Secret of the Seed

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Pete

“Bless the LORD,” pens the songwriter, “and forget not all His benefits” (Ps. 103:2). Praise Him as you count the many blessings that come from being His. That verse comes to mind as I hover over a well-known, well-worn, perhaps … Continue reading →

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A Heart & Soul Level

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Pete

To own a bible is a gift you can give yourself. But to have your bible own you, well, that’s a supernatural blessing that comes only through the goodness and grace of God. Overwhelmed a bit this morning as I … Continue reading →

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