Suffering is coming. Expect it and be prepared. This is my summary of the essence of Peter’s first letter to the churches. Here is the video link: 1 Peter Wrap up The audio links are to the right (Spotify and iTunes). Here is the transcript for today’s podcast. 1 Peter Wrap-up Chapter 1 You are […]

In these three verses there are some neat nuggets hiding out. This brief paragraph got me to thinking about God’s grace, and how that INCLUDES our trials and sufferings. Here is the video link to today’s podcast: Final Remarks As usual – Spotify and iTunes Podcast links are to the right. Here is the transcript […]

Peter advises the younger men to emulate the elders by walking in humility and to realize that often, our path to the glory of God involves walking through suffering. Here is the video link: 1 Peter 5:5-11 Advice to the “youngers” The Audio links to Spotify and iTunes are to the right… Here is today’s […]

Peter is giving instruction to the elders of the churches in light of the suffering they are experiencing and the suffering they will be experiencing. In this podcast I will also review some things John Piper said where he defines what an elder is. The video link is here: To the Elders The links to […]

Peter encourages the recipients of this letter in the midst of the suffering they are currently experiencing and will experience as Nero begins to focus his anger on Christians. This is a timely message to today’s church as well. Peter makes it clear, however, that not all suffering is equal. Here is the video link: […]

“The end of all things is near”. Pretty ominous words from the Apostle Peter. This puts urgency into his following advice to the church to Pray, Speak, and Serve. It’s a good word for today as well. Here is the video link for today’s podcast: 1 Peter 4:7-11… Pray, Speak, and Serve As usual, the […]

When I bowed my knee to Christ in 1975, my conversion amounted to my turning my back on how I used to be, turning away from the sin in my life. At first, it was the big things… excessive drinking, smoking things legal and illegal, cursing, uncontrolled anger. As I continued from that time to […]

…And just what DID Peter mean when he said that Jesus “made a proclamation to imprisoned spirits?” I’m not totally sure on that. But I am leaning in one direction. As is usual, here is the video link: 1 Peter 3:18-22 Audio links are to the right. Here is the transcript that todays podcast was […]

I am not a debater. I will not argue with non-believers. I will not shy away from expressing my beliefs, but I won’t battle with unbelievers over them. Looks like Peter agrees with me (hah!). I am a witness, not the Prosecuting Attorney or the Judge. As a witness, I tell what I know, what […]

Peter continues with his discussion on submission, applying it to husbands and wives. Is Peter teaching that wives are inferior to men? What does “submission” mean in the context of marriage? Are women the only ones who “submit” in that relationship? Here is the video Link: Husbands and Wives The audio links are to the […]

Indeed… how SHOULD we then live? Peter calls us aliens… in other words we are not citizens of this world. We are citizens of the Kingdom of God. As such we should let the culture of the kingdom we are FROM dictate what we say and do, and not let the kingdom of the enemy […]

Peter compares us as believers to newborn babies, and then to the stones used to construct a building being built on the Cornerstone i.e. Jesus. Here is the video link: 1 Peter 2:1-8 The audio links are to the right, as usual.   Here is the transcript for today’s episode: Chapter 2 2:1-3 the innocence […]

Peter boils it all down to Revere God, Love others. The ability to do these two things springs from r4lationship with God. The video link is here: 1 Peter 1:18-25 and the audio links are to the right. Here is the transcript of today’s podcast: 1:18-25 Loving God, Loving Each Other 18 For you know  For […]

“We are NOT citizens of this world. We belong to another kingdom, and we are expected to live our lives in accordance to the dictates of THAT Kingdom. The customs and dictates of the country we are now residing in do not have sovereignty over us. We are of the Kingdom of God, and our […]

“Be Holy… as He is Holy.” That is Peter’s call to action. We have something so precious, so incredible – something the angels themselves have not experienced… grace and its result – our salvation. Our lives should reflect this grace into the world. VERY practical advice from the apostle. As usual, the audio links for […]

  A powerful set of verses. Peter speaks about the inheritance we have – and our hope. He reinforces what Paul teaches when he states that God gives us new birth – it is not something earned by us… it is GIVEN by God out of His mercy, not our worthiness. Good stuff, folks. Enjoy! […]

This is a powerful opening statement by Peter.  So much truth in so few words! In this podcast, I cover a bit on being the “elect”, and being “chosen”. Also – what does he mean when he calls the believers “exiles”? As per usual, here is the video link: Exiles, Chosen for Obedience Audio links to […]

How what is happening to Caitlyn Clark (WNBA rookie) grieves me and drives me to look at 1 Peter. Peter’s letter is all about instructing believers in that 1st century in learning to live and cope with a society that is becoming increasingly hostile to them.   Here is the video link: Intro – 1 […]