This essay, “Why Bother With Fathers?” appeared in the June 19, 2009, issue of CGG Weekly. “They were like well-fed lusty stallions; every one neighed after his neighbor’s wife.” —Jeremiah 5:8 American singer/songwriter Billy Joel, 60, is getting divorced—again. He and his third wife, former Top Chef host Katie Lee, …
I wrote this essay, “Biblical Finance,” for CGG Weekly on December 5, 2008. “But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” —II Corinthians 9:6 All the news that is fit to print these days seems to revolve …
This essay, “A Telling Juxtaposition,” was written for CGG Weekly on November 28, 2008. “. . . in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” —I Thessalonians 5:18 The fourth Thursday in November, the holiday Americans call Thanksgiving Day, is always followed …
This essay first appeared as “The Word of the Hour” in the CGG Weekly on January 18, 2008. “My son, fear the LORD and the king; do not associate with those given to change; for their calamity will rise suddenly, and who knows the ruin those two can bring?” —Proverbs …
I wrote this essay, “Have We Settled on Our Lees?” for CGG Weekly on November 23, 2007. “And it shall come to pass at that time that I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and punish the men who are settled in complacency, who say in their heart, ‘The LORD will not do …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “A Bridge Too Frail,” on August 3, 2007. “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.” —II Corinthians 13:5 On Friday, in the murky waters of the Mississippi River, as it flows through Minneapolis, Minnesota, divers were still searching through the …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “In the Heart of the Earth,” on March 23, 2007. “. . . and the Scripture cannot be broken . . .” —John 10:35 As hard as it is to believe, it has been twelve years since Church of the Great God published “After Three Days,” a booklet I …
I wrote this essay, “James Cameron’s Lost Integrity,” for CGG Weekly on March 9, 2007. “Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” —Mark 6:3 This past Sunday, the Discovery Channel aired Titanic-producer/director James Cameron’s …
