Posts by Dean Peters
Sometimes It Is About Us
In the days when cities were walled enclosures a wise man was sitting by the main gate. A traveler came by and stopped to chat. He asked what manner of people lived in the city. The wise man answered by asking him what manner of people lived in the city he had come from. The…
Read MoreThe Mind of Christ
Paul’s letter to the Philippians is a book worth reading. In four chapters Paul gives us counsel, encouragement and direction to be the person God wants us to be, so we may daily experience His grace, mercy, and love. To have courage, humility and the power to be able to do things we never thought…
Read MoreVision is looking past the obstacles and embracing the possibilities
Having just completed a study of the book of John, I perceived a challenge for us at FBC by two events involving Peter before and after Jesus’ resurrection recorded in chapter 21 verses 15 -19. You know Peter, he’s the disciple who three times denied knowing Jesus while Jesus was being scourged and dying for…
Read MoreProcrastinating
Its 10:10 am Monday April 24th. The due date for this elder insight. I’ve had a couple of fleeting thoughts about what I might put down but not a prayerful thought. So here it goes. Hmm, nothing. I’m not a true procrastinator but it does afflict me from time to time. It’s now 10:50 and…
Read MoreElder’s Insights – Feb. 24th, 2017
Loving God’s People – Dean Peters Last evening Carleen and I were sitting in our four seasons room when she asked, what is that out there? A fox? I looked out to the field and sure enough it was a fox. He was snacking on what appeared to be a mouse. Foxes are not permanent…
Read MoreElder Insights – October 25th, 2016
“The Devil Made Me Do It” Have you ever used this phrase when caught in a slip up or an actual sin? I suspect its origin may be traced back to the Garden of Eden. Do we think that the devil really did make us do something or are we being flippant? Hmmm flippant, makes…
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