By Mike Peek

Photo by KaLisa Veer on Unsplash Dear Neighbor, Today marks the beginning of the advent season. During advent, we look back to the birth of Christ, while looking ahead to his second coming. During advent, a total of four candles are lit, beginning from a single candle, an additional candle is added each Sunday. The first candle  is the prophet’s candle,  lit on the first Sunday of advent, and it represents hope. The second candle, is the Bethlehem candle, lit on the second Sunday of advent, and it represents faith. The third candle is the shepherd’s candle, lit on the third Sunday of advent, and it represents joy. The fourth candle is the angel candle, lit on the fourth Sunday of advent, and it represents peace. Lastly, on Christmas Eve, a fifth candle is lit, it is the Christ candle, and it represents purity. I love advent because these symbols are used to preach Christ. By them, Christ is preached in the Catholic Church, in the Anglican Church, in the Baptist and in many oth...

One of my favorite things to do, is to go out for a run. The first run that a remember was with my earthly father at the age of five. My father encouraged me in running. When I was but a ten year old boy, he challenged me to run five consecutive miles in under eight minutes per mile. I wanted a pair of running shoes, he told me that if I met his challenge, he would purchase the shoes. I trained and met his challenge. I am thankful that my earthly father encouraged me in this way because it has given me a healthy activity on into middle age. I am not as fast as I once was, in fact, I am back to were I was at the age of ten.  Currently, I am running at least five miles, at least four days a week, for a total of at least twenty miles a week, and trying to run those miles in under eight minutes per mile. The route that I take on Sunday mornings is my favorite because I pass three things that remind of the Lord Jesus Christ.  First, I pass through the grounds of our local high scho...

Why do I write this blog? I do not believe that writing this blog serves any purpose other than to fulfill my desire to express what has been laid upon my heart. My work involves asking and doing but there is not much opportunity for sharing. I write this blog in order to fulfill my desire to share the gospel. The word gospel simply means good news and there is no news greater than the gospel.  The apostle Paul wrote:  1 Thessalonians 5:9-10 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. Is there any better news than to know that God has not destined us to wrath, but to obtain salvation from the wrath that we deserve through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him? It is the desire of my heart that everyone should read the Bible, for through reading the Bible I came to know God the Father and ...

What is your desire? What causes you to get out of bed in the morning and go forth? Is it pleasure that you seek, or riches that you desire, or maybe it is fame? It is my desire for all to know God and the Lord Jesus Christ. I call this blog,  The Nurse Theologian, because I am a nurse who thinks and writes about God. I do not write about nursing, though I may mention my profession on occasion, but it is God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ whom I write about, and whom I desire for you to know.  Several years ago, when seeking how I might tell others about God and his Christ, I came across a teaching, The Way of the Master.  This teaching, uses the Law to bring the knowledge of sin before presenting Jesus Christ. Using the Law to bring the knowledge of sin is biblical. Most people know that it is wrong to lie, to commit adultery, to murder, but they do not consider the reason these things are wrong. We live in a godless society, resulting from modernistic ideals. Mode...