• Let’s Talk about Covenants

    A friend recently posed a good question that went something like this: “It seems like we keep some laws from the Old Testament, but not others. How do we know what to keep?” While this weighty question extends far beyond a discussion of covenants, I did start thinking about the various covenants in the Old…

  • We Were Made for a Theocracy

    “If we elect (insert name of undesired candidate here), it will be end of democracy in America!” Some version of this statement was made by people of both parties in the last election. As the campaign season progressed, both parties became more and more vehement in their predictions of the terrible things that would happen…

  • Come Home

    “Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays.” For many, the lyrics to this old Christmas song ring true. The word “home” conjures memories of loving family members, the warm kitchen scented by recently baked pies, laughter around the dinner table, after-dinner board games, and all-around fun. For many though, this isn’t what “home”…

  • The “Prophetic Perfect” as a Way of Life?

    Well laddies and lassies, it has been a wee while since I wrote a blog! Since my last blog, I have retired from the field of medicine, moved from New Mexico to Washington (state, not DC), and gone on a much-needed real vacation with my besties to…you guessed it, Scotland. Meanwhile, the topic for this…

  • Bright Morning Star

    About fifteen years ago, Leon Patillo released a beautiful praise song called Star of the Morning. I still absolutely love that song. I admit that at the time the song was released, I was not studying the Bible with nearly as much intention as I do now. Furthermore, until recently I avoided studying the book…

  • Jesus, Immanuel

    “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” All this took place to fulfill what the Lord…

  • Dayspring/Sunrise

    I do NOT like getting out of bed in the morning. However, once I’ve pried my eyes open, removed my cats from where they have trapped me under the covers, and managed to finally plant my feet on the floor, I absolutely love early mornings. The world is quiet and any potential uproar which the…

  • Root of David/Shoot from the Stump of Jesse

    Revelation uses this name for Jesus in chapters 5 and 22. In Rev 5:5, one of the elders around the heavenly throne tells John not to weep, because “the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.”1 In Rev 22:16,…

  • Lion of Judah

    Lions are not docile, tame creatures. They are powerful and capable. Even a resting or sleeping lion exudes a sense of confidence and supremacy. In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. Lewis captures the essence of the lion’s prowess in Mr. Beaver’s response to Susan when she asks if Aslan the lion…

  • Thoughts on the word “Eucharist”

    Communion…The Lord’s Supper…The Breaking of Bread…The Blessed Sacrament… The Eucharist. So many terms for the same celebration! I grew up in a Protestant Christian home. We usually referred to the Lord’s Supper as “Communion.” I appreciate that term, as it brings to mind the act of partaking in the Lord’s Supper with the community of…