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Simon Peter

A Rock Moved By God

by Bill Crowder English

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Peter was not like a sparkler or a smoke bomb—he was like a rocket with a faulty fuse.

Earthquakes move rocks—and people. And when the ground under our feet begins to shake, our view of the world changes. Something like that happened to a first-century fisherman named Simon. When Jesus came into his life, the ground under his feet began to shake. In this booklet, Bill Crowder gives us a fresh look at a series of unexpected events in Simon’s life that shook him to the core but that Jesus used to transform him into Peter, which means “rock.” There’s a lot we can learn from Peter’s struggle to become “rocklike”—stable and consistent. And in the strength that only Jesus can give, we too can victory over our failures.

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Bill Crowder

Bill Crowder joined the Our Daily Bread Ministries staff in 2001 after more than 20 years in the pastorate stretching from West Virginia to southern California to west Michigan. Over the years, Bill has spent much of his time in a Bible-conference ministry around the world, serving ODBM offices and their outreach to their local communities. 

Bill is a contributing writer for the Our Daily Bread devotional and has written many Bible study booklets for ODBM’s Discovery Series. He has also published a number of books with Our Daily Bread Publishing, including Joseph and King Solomon. Bill also serves as cohost on Discover the Word, a podcast and daily radio program heard nationwide. 

Now semiretired, Bill and his wife, Marlene, live in North Carolina. They have been married for over 45 years and have five adult children and a growing legion of grandchildren. To relax, Bill enjoys playing golf whenever possible, and following sports, especially the English Premier League’s Liverpool Football Club.