Posts

1 Peter 1:3-12...How great is our salvation? Peter is going to let us know.

Image
Do you see the snow cross on the mountain in the left stain glass above?  Do you see the dove in the right stain glass?  The dove is harder to make out. Its wing is a darker shading of the stained glass.  (You might need to zoom in on it.)   When I think of the dove, I think of the provision of God shown to Noah after the flood.  I think of the Holy Spirit coming down upon Jesus like a dove at His baptism and the coronation of His earthly ministry.  When I think of the cross, I think of the provision of God shown to the world that He created and loved manifested by the giving of His one and only Son, Jesus Christ.  I think of Jesus' words "It is finished" at the completion of His earthly ministry.  All that is required has been done. Peter takes us there in this passage when he expands on the "according to the foreknowledge of God" who "has caused us to be born again."  What is included in this salvation?  What do we need to remember w...
Post a Comment
Read more

Part 2 of 1 Peter 1:1-2...The Senior Saint Peter Gives Us His Thesis Statement

Image
  We had a great mini reunion in Michigan with all of our 4 kids and their spouses and the 11 grands.  The lake produced for a great fish fry of small and large mouth bass, bluegill and perch.  The memorial service for Stephanie's father went well with more attending than any of us expected.  The opportunity for our whole family and especially all of our grands to experience a funeral and graveside together was very meaningful to Stephanie and I.  We also had the extra blessing to see some of the congregation from our 2nd church, the Porter Free Methodist Church.   The ladies of SCC hit the trail again.  This was the East Inlet Trail about 3 miles up overlooking Grand Lake in the distance.  The trees are changing and I am assuming to see snow on the peaks again soon. I frequent different coffee shops in Grand Lake and Granby.  This picture is across from me in one of the coffee shops in Granby.  I think it is a depiction of Jesus re...
1 comment
Read more

Open your Bibles to 1 Peter 1:1-2...Here we go!

Image
  Stephanie is at it again...Another 2 ladies down the Ute Trail from the Alpine Visitor's Center and up the trail a bit toward Mt. Ida before coming down to Milner Pass.  About 6 miles on a very windy day across the alpine tundra.  No wildlife today because they were probably smartly hiding amongst the trees.  I am amazed at Stephanie's commitment to love God and love others even above 11,000 ft. While they did this hike, I was down at Milner Pass with the pick up vehicle so I wandered down a trail not on the map.  I made my way to the top of Sheep Rock and found the Old Ute Trail.  I have walked by it many times but it was hidden from me because I was looking the other direction.  The trail makes a turn to the left and this little hidden trail is to the right. Maybe this is a good illustration of looking at the book of 1st Peter.  The stones to the left of the above picture are where you go to continue onto Mt. Ida.  Your focus is in that d...
Post a Comment
Read more