Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Lately the Lord is teaching me to be more intentional about seeking His will in my life, my family’s lives, and in […]
Author: Dean Peters
Faces
I spent this week driving across America from Florida to Reno and back. What I love most about traveling are the faces of those who I have encountered on the road. When I reflect on the end of a trip, I mostly remember the amazing faces: the chiseled face of a Navajo Indian selling jewelry, […]
Hunger
I am driving across america with a close friend this week. Not only am I helping him, but I am always raising awareness of our charity’s needs. This week the pressing need is $1200 cash by Friday to pay our co-laborers. We all live hand to mouth. If we miss payroll, the staff and their dependents […]
Complaining
Recently I was in a room, and a lady entered complaining about me. It was nothing serious, but she was really embarrassed when she saw me. I laughed, which made her more embarrassed. Philippians 2:14 New Living Translation Do everything without complaining and arguing, Complaining is bad. It damages all of your relationships. Even worse, […]
Understand
Matthew 15:10 And he called the multitude, and said unto them Hear, and understand. Jesus tells us to ‘understand’ even though that He knows that we don’t always. He tells us to understand knowing that there is a possibility that we don’t. Even when He was here in the physical, explaining things lovingly and patiently, people […]
Provisions
Deuteronomy 8:4 New International Version Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. Lauren Cunninham once said, “God provided all the provisions of the Israelites in the desert. Also, their shoes never wore out, nor their clothes. Good thing they weren’t wearing white patent leather shoes and […]
Friends
John 15:15 New International Version I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. I once heard on a country western song, ‘friends forgive each other’s sins’. Although it’s […]
Fulfill
Galatians 6:2 Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. People want to feel fulfilled with their lives. Many times conducting job interviews or interviewing people who want to come down and serve as missionaries, I asked them why they want to subject themselves to this torturous heat, ridiculously long hours, poor […]
Here
Isaiah 41:10 New Living Translation Don’t be afraid, for I am with you I loved holding my children’s’ hands when we walked. They let go of me quicker and quicker as they got older, but I never want them to. I want my kids to know that I am here for them. God is the […]
Disciples
Matthew 28:19 New International Version Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, Jesus told us to go make disciples. He didn’t tell us to go ‘save people’, because only Jesus can do that. Discipleship is different from salvation. In 1 Cor 11:1, Paul urged believers to follow him as he followed Christ. As […]