Tag Archives: union with Christ

His Own (2015 Rerun)

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Pete

“Christ has made me His own” Read those six words this morning and decided that rather than try and write on them, I’d just rest in them. Meditate on them. Marinate in them. Letting what is unbelievably true sink deeply … Continue reading →

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All I Need, In Thee I Find

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Pete

To quote the famous hymn, Just As I Am, it would seem that within the church at Philippi they were “tossed about; with many a conflict many a doubt” and were experiencing “fightings and fears within without.” Philippians 1 deals … Continue reading →

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The Fame and The Name

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Pete

If you’re of my generation, then I’m thinking you might just be familiar with such famous duos as Abbott & Costello, Martin & Lewis, and perhaps even Astaire & Rogers. Noodle on it some more and you might come up … Continue reading →

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Seated and Sojourning

Posted on May 24, 2024 by Pete

Being a resident alien might just provide me with a bit of a spiritual advantage. My Green Card expires next year so I’ll have to renew it. The process itself will be a reminder that while I live and work … Continue reading →

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Lost in Christ

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Pete

While our current culture of “expressive individualism” may have accelerated it, it’s actually been going on for a while within the church. Sometime in our past, in order to battle dead, lifeless religion, we started talking instead about a “personal … Continue reading →

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Not At All Inferior . . . Because I Am Nothing

Posted on May 10, 2024 by Pete

Paul covers a lot of ground with the church at Corinth through the letter we count as his second. But underlying it all is his contending for their affection, for “room” in their hearts (2Cor. 7:2a). And so, as Paul … Continue reading →

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How I Identify

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Pete

How one “identifies” has become one of the prevailing dynamics of our current cultural moment. Whatever else may define our reality, identity has been promoted to the top of the list. But that, in and of itself, isn’t a bad … Continue reading →

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One is the Only-est Number

Posted on April 2, 2024 by Pete

Normally, I’d just kind of skim these verses. And, actually, I did . . . the first time through. But then something (Someone?) made me go back and hover a little . . . and do a little math. In … Continue reading →

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Consequences of Faith

Posted on September 18, 2023 by Pete

Last Friday’s meal on Hebrews 11, which focused on some of the works which accompany faith, seems somewhat bland in comparison to what I’m chewing on this morning as I conclude Hebrews 11. It’s one thing to be encouraged towards … Continue reading →

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The Hope of Glory

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Pete

It is the hope of glory. It is the assurance of unfathomable splendor. It is the certainty that one day the expectation of experiencing “what no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined” (1Cor. 2:9) … Continue reading →

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