by Karl Peterson | Oct 15, 2023 | A Pastor's Heart
Luke 7:36-8:3 1. A woman crashes a dinner party, 7:36-39 2. Jesus tells a story, 7:40-43 3. The woman loves much, 7:44-47 4. One question, three declarations, 7:48-50 The “scandals” of forgiveness 1. Free forgiveness looked so sensual. 2. We are not in control of...
by Karl Peterson | Aug 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Be bold with your God. David was. He asked the Lord to rip him open, examine his motives, riffle though this thought-life, rummage around in his mind, scratch through his worries, unravel his sins, uncover everything. “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and...
by Karl Peterson | Aug 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
“You have searched me, LORD, and you know me” prays King David (Psalm 139:1). “You have searched.” Does God need to search for anything? Doesn’t he know everything already? And after all, aren’t we the ones who are supposed to search for God? “Searched” is a strong...
by Karl Peterson | Aug 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
School bus drivers are practicing their routes through our neighborhoods this week. Teachers are setting up their classrooms. The stationery aisle at Walmart is a rummaged-through mess. It’s back to school! God has a school: he is our teacher; we are his students....
by Karl Peterson | Oct 17, 2021 | A Pastor's Heart
The prophet Jeremiah wrote (17:5-8), “Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who draws strength from mere flesh and whose heart turns away from the LORD. That person will be like a bush in the wastelands; they will not see prosperity when it comes. They will...
