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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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”
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”
March in prayer around our Jericho 2.0
I’m asking 7 intercessors to pray with me for 7 days. I’m calling this 2.0 because I’ve done this once before. April 25, 2022, I asked the same thing, “…7 intercessors to pray with me for 7 days.” I’ll tell you the results from 2022. I posted this request the early morning, it was aContinue reading “March in prayer around our Jericho 2.0”
Spiritual Wanderings 