There are moments when language comes to us before clarity does. Fragments. Phrases. A stirring we can’t quite name. The winter of our discontent. Disquiet with the now. The calm before the storm. Winds of change. They arrive like echoes… not yet a message, but more than random thought. And if we sit with themContinue reading “DISCONTENT”
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Grace That Changes You: More Than Forgiveness
Let me start with something simple. Most of us have heard the word grace for a long time.And if I asked you what it means, most of us would say something like: “God forgives me.”Or, “God gives me what I don’t deserve.” That’s not wrong. But let me ask you something… If grace is only forgiveness,why doContinue reading “Grace That Changes You: More Than Forgiveness”
Where Mercy Meets Grace
Reflections on Scripture, covenant, discipleship, and the quiet work of God in ordinary lives. Article 1 The Mercy Seat: Where Mercy Meets Grace This morning, I was reading a verse that stopped me. “Jesus’ God-given destiny was to be the sacrifice to take away sins, and now he is our mercy seat because of hisContinue reading “Where Mercy Meets Grace”
The Kingdom Runs on Lamp Light
(Not High Beams) One night many years ago I found myself walking outside in the dark with nothing but a small lantern. It was not a powerful light. It cast a modest circle of illumination only a few feet wide. The path beyond that circle disappeared into darkness. No matter how high I lifted theContinue reading “The Kingdom Runs on Lamp Light”
A COVENANT CURSE
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”
Biographical Outline
Dr. Paul E. Potter I. Core Identity II. Foundational Faith Convictions III. Personal Journey IV. Marriage and Partnership V. Ministry Focus VI. Teaching Style and Voice VII. Writing and Scholarship VIII. Relationship to Scripture IX. Current Season of Life X. Defining Characteristics
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”
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”
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”
Spiritual Wanderings 