Marcos
Something kicks in
When we arm ourselves with thinking that it’s acceptable to suffer in the flesh— like Jesus thinks, and when we do suffer in the flesh,...
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Marcos
Jul 251 min read
The marks of Jesus
We’ve been musing on 1 Peter 4.1: Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever...
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Jul 231 min read
A little suffering can be a very good thing
We’ve been “thinking” on 1 P 4.1a, today we add part “b.” Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same...
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Jul 221 min read
Thinking about thoughts
As we saw yesterday (1 Peter 4.1), our way of thinking can be a weapon of warfare for us. So it follows, logically, that God gives us...
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Jul 201 min read
Arming ourselves
1 P 4.1a Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking … Our way of thinking can be a...
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Jul 181 min read
Teach us to pray
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but...
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Jul 171 min read
This I know
I am not much moved to fear. Nevertheless, I am encouraged with assurances I find in Psalm 56... This I know, that God is for me. v9...
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Jul 171 min read
A Special Sunday!
We are delighted to share a very special Sunday with you. Thank you for the part you play in God's story, and for your partnership with...
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Jul 161 min read
Preaching to the swim team
There is ample to muse about in 1 Peter 3.18, 19 & 20. Writing about Jesus, Peter tells us that Jesus was: put to death in the flesh...
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Jul 151 min read
A reason
Peter moves into his “Have no fear mode” mode. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled. 1 Peter 3.14c Jesus said (in the gospel of...
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Jul 111 min read
Rhetorical?
Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 1 Pet 3.13 Wait a minute... Is Peter asking a rhetorical question...
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Jul 71 min read
Troubled
I am troubled with Ps 48.10: “Your praise reaches to the end of the earth.” How troubled I am depends on how I read it. “His praise...
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Jul 51 min read
My calling
Fisherman Pete gets rather sermon-on-the-mounty in 1 P 3.9 when he tells me, “Marcos, don’t pay evil for evil, don’t talk smack when...
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Jul 41 min read
Melting pot
Although my style is to jump right to the point when I write, today I will break protocol and allow myself to give a quick introduction....
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Jun 281 min read
Daughters of Sarah
1 Peter 3.6b says: And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. Pedro is telling the ladies...
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Jun 241 min read
Weaker and weak
Another thing I muse in 1 Peter 3.7, is that the woman is the weaker vessel. Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding...
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Jun 221 min read
Challenged
I have the verse that most astonishes me. The verse that most comforts me. The verse that makes me maddest. But on a day to day basis,...
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Jun 201 min read
Good company
Hey look at this— As I mused, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue. Ps 39.3b This isn’t even the MSV, it is authentic ESV...
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Jun 181 min read
I read it differently
Psalm 37.4 says something different to me than what it seems to say to others. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the...
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Jun 161 min read
The greater lesson
My friend Neal has a keen observation about my last musing, Thinking and Wondering, on Ps 34.4. I sought the Lord, and he answered me and...
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