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Learn the Secret

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Pete

A little bit of Paul and a little bit of Psalms combine this morning to awaken awe and promote peace. How come? Because through my readings, the Spirit drives home a secret. First, Paul. He’s wrapping up his letter to … Continue reading →

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All My Life

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Pete

As I pause to reflect after my readings this morning, I find myself hovering over Psalm 42. Looking back through my journal, Psalm 42 is by far the “winner” when it comes to the passages meditated on this day in … Continue reading →

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Satisfied

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Pete

It occurred to me this morning that I most often read the prophets with the hard-hearted in mind. As I read Jeremiah this morning, for example, I know that he knows that the LORD knows that, by in large, his … Continue reading →

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It’s Still a Promise

Posted on September 11, 2023 by Pete

I push back from my desk and realize afresh that this is why, by God’s grace, I purpose to read through the bible every year. It’s because I forget what I shouldn’t. Even well-known passages and verses can fade from … Continue reading →

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Being Okay with My Weakness

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Pete

It might not be exactly aligned but I think it is applicable. The “weakness” Paul recounts to the Corinthians in 2Corinthians 11:24-28 had to do with what he endured as a messenger of the gospel. Things which, for those who … Continue reading →

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Last Words among Last Words

Posted on October 29, 2021 by Pete

Wrapped up about 20 days in 1 and 2 Peter. Peter’s last letters to those taking it in the teeth for Jesus. Peter’s final exhortations for those in the pressure cooker of oppression, dispersion, and some confusion about the end … Continue reading →

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A Loaf of Bread? Really?

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Pete

When Nebuchadnezzar had his dream about kingdoms falling, he saw a stone striking them and breaking them into pieces. A large stone cut out by no human hand shattering the kingdoms of men, itself becoming a great mountain and filling … Continue reading →

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My Right Hand, His Right Hand

Posted on January 12, 2021 by Pete

We know it’s a Messianic psalm, a song about the Christ. Though words were put to music by David at a certain time for a specific reason, God breathed out the lyrics, conceived before the foundation of the earth, through … Continue reading →

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Thankful for Weak Neck Muscles

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Pete

There are many wonders to ponder when it comes to how the human body is made. On the rare occasions we actually pause to consider the nature of our physical construction, we can’t help but be amazed. How the heart … Continue reading →

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A Truth and A Promise

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Pete

You never know when you’re going to come upon a truth about God worthy of note. And sometimes promises of God show up in the least expected places. This morning both those things appear in a rebuke from God. At … Continue reading →

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