Tag Archives: word of God speak

No Famine in the Land

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Pete

I’ve been working my way through the Minor Prophets. No beating around the bush with those guys. They don’t have a lot of papyrus to fill so they get their message out fast and they get their message out hard. … Continue reading →

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The Word of God in our Hands, the Spirit of God in our Hearts

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Pete

This morning it’s the concluding verses of 1John 2 which grab my attention. Like, REALLY grab my attention! As in, “Don’t skim past this, Pete . . . This is profound! This is jaw-dropping! . . . Hover over it … Continue reading →

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It Will Be Performed

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Pete

I was naïve and he was being smug. It was the mid ’80’s, I was still pretty young in the faith, and I was eating up Josh McDowell’s “Evidence That Demands a Verdict.” Armed with all that “evidence”, I figured … Continue reading →

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The Taste (2008 Rerun)

Posted on October 13, 2025 by Pete

Nothin’ coming together after my readings this morning, so I went back to the beginning of my online journal, to the early days of capturing these morning thoughts to see what popped then from today’s readings. This one resonated. Thought … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom of God in Our Hand

Posted on July 31, 2025 by Pete

It’s a favorite line from Aladdin. It’s also a phrase that comes to mind, from time to time, as I read Scripture. And it comes to mind again this morning as I read in Ezra 7. Like the “genie gig”, … Continue reading →

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Where Understanding Comes From

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Pete

From today’s readings, I’ve been shaken a bit by a fresh reminder that God will send even lying spirits from heaven to accomplish his long-range plans on earth (1Kings 22:19-23). And that just set me up for a fresh remembrance … Continue reading →

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Exceedingly Broad

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Pete

If we really believed it then we’d really be after it. If we thought it was true, we’d make sure to invest the time. This morning, I’m chewing on a verse in Psalm 119. I have seen a limit to … Continue reading →

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Songs for the Sojourner (2014 Rerun)

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Pete

Hovering over a verse in the Psaltery’s love song to the Word of God. If I had decided to write down a few thoughts this morning, I think I might have titled it “Whistle While You Walk.” Instead, I was … Continue reading →

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Preparing the Soil

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Pete

A short thought on the Parable of the Sower and the Seed (Mark 4:1-20). A parable whose principle I think is still vital even for those of us well down the road on their walk with Jesus. Jesus said that … Continue reading →

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Words

Posted on March 25, 2025 by Pete

Pause for a moment, and it really is kind of a shocking idea. Consider what’s being said and you can’t help but think to yourself, “Really? How can that be?” Think of the centrality of its place within the Christian … Continue reading →

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