Calvary – The Oath Kept “Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, ‘Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree).” Galatians 3:13 Where the Curse Finally Lands “And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without sheddingContinue reading “A COVENANT CURSE”
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Sweet Time
Between darkest night and the bright light of day,Sweet time… Between darkest night and the bright light of day,Sweet time hangs—Not rushed,Not announced. A thin place.Where shadows loosen their gripAnd light has not yet learned to boast. The birds rehearse, quietly.The soul breathes without explaining itself.Questions rest their weapons. This is not the hour ofContinue reading “Sweet Time”
Biographical Outline
Dr. Paul E. Potter I. Core Identity Christian disciple and teacher shaped by covenant theology Lifelong commitment to discipleship rather than platform-building Sees faith not as an event to be managed, but a life to be apprenticed Understands Scripture as a coherent, covenantal story centered on God’s initiative Values accuracy, theological precision, and spiritual integrityContinue reading “Biographical Outline”
ONE TRICK PONY
I’m writing a new book. I’ll be posting chapters as I go-along. This is the Preface Over the years, some have described my spiritual journey as that of a one-trick pony. If that is true, then the trick has been discipleship. I return to it again and again—not because it is novel or efficient, butContinue reading “ONE TRICK PONY”
God Went First: A Covenant Written in Blood
Covenant Ground If a modern observer had stumbled upon the scene in Genesis 15, it would have looked terrifying—five animal carcasses laid out on the ground, three of them split cleanly in half, the pieces arranged opposite one another with a path running between them. Blood soaked the earth. Death marked the ground. To modernContinue reading “God Went First: A Covenant Written in Blood”
Home from the Hospital
Of Mice and Men… The statement “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry” is from the 1785 poem “To a Mouse” by the Scottish poet Robert Burns. That could be said of my carefully crafted aspirations for 2026. As one year closes and another begins, I reflect on those plans. YetContinue reading “Home from the Hospital”
Christmas Eve in the Hospital
It’s Christmas Eve in the hospital. Specifically, Memorial Hermann in the Woodlands, Houston. All seemed normal on December 21st. That’s our anniversary, 51 years. Tanya and I held church service at the Duncan Unit, Texas Department of Criminal Justice. That has become our church. More on that in a later Blog. Then we had supperContinue reading “Christmas Eve in the Hospital”
New Book
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2025 – Review, Refocus
I’ve been examining 2024 and the year’s accomplishments for the last couple of weeks. Also, a part of this review has been questions about what I missed, what could have been done better, what worked, what didn’t, and what the plans are for 2025. A great many individuals and organizations of all kinds do this.Continue reading “2025 – Review, Refocus”
A Journey Back to Our Roots: The Power of Thinking
Here I sit. And think.There was a time,many, in fact,That my dad sat and thought.And I know my grandfather sat and thought.I saw Grandfather sit in the passenger seat of our car.Dad was driving andMy grandfather sat teaching through the Psalm numbered 23, something for which he thought about. My great-grandfather sat. Never saw him.Continue reading “A Journey Back to Our Roots: The Power of Thinking”
