Profound and Sometimes Preposterous Ponderings of Pete

Sunday morning during the church announcements, Brenda Emerson (my cousin-in-law) spoke about Timpanogos caves in American Fork, Utah and how they shut off the lights there when you take a tour and it becomes truly pitch black darkness.  She mentioned that this occurs deep in the ocean as well as outer space too.  She talked about how beautiful and awe inspiring to come out of the cave into the light and see God's creation all around. I only mention this because it started me thinking about something that has nothing to do with caves, ocean depths, or outer space. I apologize for the thought meandering, mostly to my love ones who often exclaim,"Where did that come from!" LOL! Most of us have heard, at one point or another, the song This Little Light of Mine.  I am not going to go through the whole song but it basically talks about how every person has an internal light and it is up to each individual how much he or she lets the world see but the singer is telling you...

A few weeks ago on Sunday, during the singing part of our worship, I came under some spiritual attack.  The devil tickled my mind with worry and fear.  So I rebuked him in the name of Jesus Christ.  It worked.  The power of the Holy Spirit prevailed and the devil was rebuked and left me alone.  In the process,  told the devil to get out of my Father's house.  When finished, a voice in my mind, I truly believe it was God's voice said with love (and maybe some amusement?), "You know, it's your house too." Bam! I was whisked away into a whirlwind of revelation.  I believe that I was called to not just further the Kingdom of God but to help secure the ground gained by teaching and discipling and preaching the Word of God.  I forgot for a moment, that while Christ is the only begotten and first born son of God, through Him, I too was a son of God by adoption. Romans 8:14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. 15 T...

In Feb 2009 I became infected with viral meningitis. I had a fever of over 106 degrees for 3-4 days while they pumped very powerful anti-viral meds into me. They kept a crash cart inside and outside my room. The virus attacked my brain,, heart, and lungs. I went into congestive heart failure. I had pluracy and pneumonia. My pericardium was damaged and I lost a lot of my short term memory abilities.  I essentially became permanently disabled at that point. For 10 days I was knocking on Death’s door. It was not my time. God kept me here. Fast forward to last Monday June 11. I was taken to the hospital with 102 fever. Normally, that wouldn’t be a hospital worthy event but I just had surgery 2 weeks prior and infection could cause serious problems. At the hospital, my body went into septic shock. My blood pressure dropped to 70/50, my heart started to produce enzymes associated only with heart attacks, my kidneys were in renal failure and my liver function became erratic. In essen...