Ecclesiastes 3:7 a time to be silent and a time to speak Cállate is Spanish for ‘shut up’. It’s ok to say it in Spanish, but not in English. Different countries and languages place emphasis on different words. For example, in English, we can say the word ‘stupid’ all day long without problems. In Spanish, however, you are likely to get […]
Author: Dean Peters
Midlife
Proverbs 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness. I am bald, not gray, but the same thing. Aging is all about self image and perception. Gray hair is nothing to be ashamed of. Baldness is painless. A wig or dyed hair is expensive, inconvenient, and doesn’t deceive anyone. Embrace your age! I personally […]
Paperboy
Proverbs 25:25 Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land. This is the week of the annual fair back in my home town. Hearing favorable reports about it on social media brings back a lot of good memories. The Geauga County Fair has always been good for the whole town. Everyone anxiously waits for the fair every year. It’s a great […]
Light
Genesis 1:4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. I flew with a former pastor the other day. I had heard of him before. He was a great teacher. He had a large 600 member church, and travelled around the world teaching the Bible. After a handshake and back slap he proudly declared to me that he no […]
Faith
James 2:20, NKJV …faith without works is dead. People love the word faith. First off, exactly what is faith? Faith definition is: confidence or trust in a person or thing. NOW the question is, faith in what? Faith in faith? Faith in you? Faith in positive mental attitudes? Faith in your pastor or ‘spiritual superiors’? Faith in your interpretation of God’s Word? The only faith […]
Focus
Philippians 3:13 …I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. Have you ever noticed that it is easier to walk toward home than it is to walk away from home? I remember walking home from kindergarten once. It was only a couple of blocks but it was a freezing winter day, and my corduroys […]
Favor
Psalm 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; “…his favor lasts a lifetime…” wow, God gets angry temporarily but His love for us is forever! That is my new favorite part of the Bible, I have read the Bible many times but always find something new and exciting. His favor lasts a lifetime! Isn’t that exciting? That to me speaks volumes. […]
Fishing
Matthew 4:19 “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” As a child I loved fishing. All I needed to do was see where everyone else was fishing. I would go there and I always caught something. Right before I enlisted in the Army I worked on a professional fishing boat. Our catches […]
Together
Colossians 1:17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. ‘Together’ superficially, seems to be a word describing social settings. My wife Winnie and I are together for life. I am together with other Christians in our belief in God and God is together with us in a group. We gather together. The Bible’s word ‘together’ is more of […]
Ravens
1 Kings 17:6 The ravens brought (ELIJAH THE PROPHET) bread and meat in the morning and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the brook. I have met and dealt with some very unpleasant people in life, and particularly on the mission field. With the exception of a few ‘missionaries’ themselves, it is easy to dismiss them as non believers, and walk away from them. I usually […]