Tag Archives: trials

An Antidote for The Wine of Confusion (2009 Rerun)

Posted on March 9, 2026 by Pete

This morning, in my reading plan it’s the combination of reading Psalm 60 and the latter part of Romans 8 which is so impactful. Of having “O God, You have rejected us” and “If God is for us, who can … Continue reading →

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He Will Sustain You (2013 Remix)

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Pete

Life isn’t always a McDonald’s. Sometimes you don’t get to pull up, place your order, and “have it your way.” It’s not a Starbucks. Though you might know exactly what you want and place your 25-syllable drink order with “extra … Continue reading →

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Not a Straight Line

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Pete

It reads so simple. It all sounds so clean. The plan is clear. The outcome is promised. And yet, I’ve read this story a few times. I know what’s coming. I know how this is going to play out. And … Continue reading →

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The Sleep of Jesus

Posted on January 20, 2026 by Pete

Scenario 1. Your name is Peter and you’re in a boat . Not a very big boat. Big enough for you and a few friends; not big enough to do well in “a great storm on the sea.” Oh yeah, … Continue reading →

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The God of the Good Life

Posted on December 1, 2025 by Pete

All Job really wanted was to go back. To go back to the good old days. Back to the “then” before now. Back to when his children were all around him (Job 29:5). Back to when “everything was going my … Continue reading →

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Where Would I Go? (2016 Remix)

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Pete

The going was getting tough. And so, many got going . . . as in, “I’m outta’ here!” For them, it just seemed to be getting weirder and weirder. What started out as talk on the crowd’s motivation for following … Continue reading →

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Be Careful What You Sing

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Pete

A little bit of search engine work and I find out the song is now 30 years old. How I remember the emotion it so often stirred within the heart as we sung it. Even as it comes to mind … Continue reading →

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The Morning After the Night Before (2013 Remix)

Posted on January 30, 2025 by Pete

What a night! No sooner had they begun to revel in the “thrill of victory” after having walked out of a plundered Egypt, then they found their backs to the sea, certain they were about to experience “the agony of … Continue reading →

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To Know Him Is To Trust Him

Posted on January 9, 2025 by Pete

It’s a song of thanksgiving and praise. A lyric of gladness and exultation. Not because the songwriter had not known oppression or times of trouble, but because he had. Not because he had not been needy, but because he had … Continue reading →

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Delivered Many Times

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Pete

It’s the kind of good news which, while you’re glad to hear it, in a way you’d rather not hear it. The promise of a good outcome sourced in another promise of a less than desirable reality. Something to look … Continue reading →

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