Tag Archives: union with Christ

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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Able-Bodied

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Pete

Not exactly sure why, but oh, the difference two words can make. Hovering over a few verses in Philippians 4 this morning, verses I have known since near the beginning of my walk with Jesus over 45 years ago. In … Continue reading →

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We Will Worship the Lord

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Pete

This year I’ve switched to the CSB translation of the bible for my reading plan instead of the ESV I’ve used for the past several years. And this morning, what a difference it makes. “Therefore, fear the Lord and worship Him in … Continue reading →

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Abide In Him

Posted on November 9, 2022 by Pete

Hmm . . . I guess John was listening. Ask me about “abiding” and John 15 comes to mind first as the go to passage. There, Jesus talks of a vine (aka Him) and branches (aka His followers) and the … Continue reading →

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A Perpetual Spring

Posted on October 11, 2022 by Pete

It was quite the claim. Intriguing, in fact. To never be thirsty again would be wonderful. But to never have to come to the well to draw water again? That would be amazing! No more the daily burden of carrying … Continue reading →

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Taming the Untamable

Posted on October 4, 2022 by Pete

Oh, if ever there were an area of my life in which I needed to know the functional reality of “it is no longer I who live but Christ lives in me” (Galatians 2:20), it’s the area of what comes … Continue reading →

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Listen and Do

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Pete

“Listen to my voice, and do all that I command you. So shall you be My people, and I will be your God, that I may confirm the oath that I swore to your fathers, to give them a land … Continue reading →

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