Tag Archives: word of God speak

A Tangible Lifeline

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Pete

This morning, I’m hovering over the nineteenth of twenty-two stanzas of the Scripture’s greatest love song, Psalm 119. The songwriter needed the LORD to save him (v. 146a). Don’t know who he needed to be saved from, but “they” were … Continue reading →

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The One Unfailing Constant

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Pete

Two despondent soul conditions. Seven urgent asks. One unfailing constant. That’s what I’m hovering over this morning as I chew on Psalm 119:25-32. Love the way Peterson gets to the heart of the songwriter’s desperate soul condition. I’m feeling terrible—I … Continue reading →

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Pay Attention to What You Hear

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Pete

As I hover over some verses in Mark, two common sayings come to mind. One from my days in the business world, the other from the world at large. Back in the days when I drove to an office building … Continue reading →

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Readied for the Next Season

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Pete

Wherever we are, we’re not there yet. How ever far we’ve come, we’ve still got some road to travel. Coming out of the wilderness, there’s still a promised land to prepare for. That’s some of what I’m picking from what … Continue reading →

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Materials and Tools

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Pete

Every believer is a builder. Every convert, recruited into construction. Every saint, a sub-contractor. “Everyone then who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the … Continue reading →

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Full

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Pete

Acts 6 this morning. And I’ve got Stephen on the mind. What grabs me is that he was full. “Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we … Continue reading →

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Being Kept, Being Sanctified

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Pete

Soon they would be soloing. Their three-year apprenticeship would give way to their life’s calling. But the world had changed a lot over the three years since they first met Jesus. Actually, it wasn’t the world that had changed, it … Continue reading →

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Mindful of God

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Pete

It was overdone, over merchandised, and, eventually, over trivialized. Four letters that seemed to be everywhere in cool Christian culture, but eventually faded away. Some of us may still have the wristbands, but not many of us are still wearing … Continue reading →

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God Has Spoken

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Pete

God has spoken. That’s a key bet for our faith, isn’t it? If our God were not a communicating God, He would be but a God of our own imagination. If God has not addressed those created in His image, … Continue reading →

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Ready to Receive the Word

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Pete

Facedown or face to the ground? That is the question. Well, not really. It is a question. But in the overall scheme of things, not that important a question. Nevertheless, one I am chewing on this morning. And not because … Continue reading →

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