Marcos
To the point
Alan is 17, a sharp young man. I met him a week ago, for the first time, and we began chatting. The old fashion type of chat, with...
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Marcos
Jun 141 min read
Thinking and wondering
I wonder. I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Ps 34.4 When he wrote this, David was afraid of...
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Jun 121 min read
The boss
And to whom have we returned? For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. 1 Peter...
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Jun 101 min read
Returned
Again that last verse, this time as a stand-alone, focusing in on the word returned. For you were straying like sheep, but have now...
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Jun 81 min read
Shout out
The final pair of verses in 1 Peter 2 shout out to me. Verses 24-25 shout out what Jesus did: Who his own self bare our sins in his own...
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Jun 71 min read
Lacking and looking
I was struck by Ps 34.9. Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack! Truth be told, missionaries who live by...
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Jun 61 min read
A post mortem song
I am returning to Psalm 30, to do a second run through those ten psalms. First thing I see is the section heading: A Psalm of David. A...
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Jun 41 min read
The burden
An old hymn says “The burden of my heart rolled away.” Psalm 38 truly poignantly of that burden. For my iniquities have gone over my...
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Jun 31 min read
Donkey talk
I do challenge folks to be the kind of donkey on which Jesus rode into Jerusalem: ready, available and willing. However, I had not...
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Jun 11 min read
Come listen
My pastor friend Gerry and I have been chatting about the fear of the Lord. I know that fear of the sword makes a person flee, but fear...
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May 301 min read
Extreme
Scripture sometimes uses such extreme examples. I should treat my wife as Jesus treats me. (Eph 5.25-28) Our marriage should look like...
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May 281 min read
Sealing the deal
Peter tells us that we have been called to put up with the yuck: For to this you have been called 1 Peter 2.21a And he tells us the...
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May 261 min read
Tweaking my thinking
We were looking at justice and fairness in 2.18-19, in this upside-down lifestyle that makes righteous sense. Peter rhetorically asks:...
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May 221 min read
My heart's song
This morning I see myself in one short David verse, in which he has much to say, with but a handful of words. God is my strength, I...
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May 201 min read
Justice and fairness
Peter gives us a swift kick in the pants with 2.18 and 19, undermining everything we “know” about justice and fairness. Go ahead and...
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May 161 min read
Remember and forget
David has three suggestions for God on what to remember and what to forget. Remember Your mercy and love Don’t remember how I blew in my...
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May 131 min read
A paradox
The paradox of the Gospel... Live as people who are free… but living as servants of God. 1 Peter 2.16a and 16.c I am free. Free to...
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May 101 min read
Something better!
Yesterday I mentioned our “old rebellious nature.” It’s our ex-nature. It’s old, worn-out, and useless to us. In fact, it is detrimental...
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May 91 min read
Object lessons
I'm the first to admit that I'm a sucker for extreme object lessons. I'll put a ballon in a person’s mouth and shoot a dart at it. I'll...
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May 81 min read
Keep those claws in
Peter begins 1 P 2.13-17--his section on submission--similar to Paul in Ephesians 5 and 6. “Submission” is a term that tends to get our...
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