This essay, “Jesus, Nathanael, and Jacob’s Ladder,” appeared in CGG Weekly on December 15, 2023. And He said to [Nathanael], “Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of Man.” —John 1:51 A distinctive facet …
I wrote this essay, “Our True Identity,” for the CGG Weekly on October 20, 2023. “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” —I John 3:1 Once, thinking people searched for answers to the “big questions,” the first of …
In “Are You a ‘Yeah, But . . .’ Christian,” Tim Challies notes that many professing Christians immediately look for exceptions to the Bible’s clear instructions rather than simply obey them in faith. If we truly trust our Savior, why are we always looking to get out of what He …
“Then the whole congregation sent word to the children of Benjamin who were at the rock of Rimmon, and announced peace to them.” —Judges 21:13 While the book of Judges intends to relate the history of the children of Israel during the tumultuous time before Israel had a king, it …
In “Is It Wrong to Have Sex Before Marriage?” Kevin DeYoung writes a helpful article on fornication, a sin many confessing Christians ignore these days to their detriment. Scripture is consistently against sexual activity outside the marriage covenant, and DeYoung explains why. Christians may still get upset when the culture …
Sam Ferguson’s article, “5 Myths About Gender Identity,” lists a handful of false facts advocated by the transgender-rights cabal now in the ascendency in our culture. To reach the truth, Christians must cut through the often ridiculous claims made in the media about this horrible physically, psychologically, and spiritually destructive …
In what has become a short series of articles (the first was on marriage; see here), Tim Challies offers “If Satan Wrote a Book on Parenting,” listing nineteen pieces of “advice” Satan might give parents about raising children in today’s world. With how plugged into this culture we tend to …
Mitch Chase presents another helpful article, “Concealed and Then Revealed,” on the necessity of both the Old and New Testaments for Christians. The title reflects a quotation from Augustine, “The New is in the Old concealed; the Old is in the New revealed.” The Story of God’s redemptive plan is …
