• 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…

  • 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…