I wrote this essay, “No Meeting of the Minds,” for CGG Weekly on September 13, 2013. “. . . having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart . . .” —Ephesians 4:18 …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “Hold Tightly to Revelation,” on August 2, 2013. “. . . those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” —Deuteronomy 29:29 The Bible is not against what we might call …
I wrote this essay, “Are Our Daily Habits Productive?” for the July 26, 2013, CGG Weekly. The economic woes the world has experienced recently have exacerbated the perceived—and often real—gulf between the haves and the have-nots. Earlier this century, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement focused on the super-rich, the top …
I wrote this essay, “Like a Growing Seed (Part Two),” for the CGG Weekly on June 14, 2013. “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground . . .” —Mark 4:26 Part One introduced and explained the Parable of the Growing Seed found …
This essay, “Like a Growing Seed (Part One),” was originally published in CGG Weekly on June 7, 2013. “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground . . .”—Mark 4:26 Mark 4 contains a parable that is not often discussed, probably because it …
CGG Weekly published a version of this essay, “A Christian’s Information Filter, on December 21, 2012. “To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” —Isaiah 8:20 We live in the Information Age. The …
A variation of this essay, “Facing Persecution,” appeared in CGG Weekly on July 27, 2012. “Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” —II Timothy 3:12 Without a doubt, the Western world has “progressed” into a post-Christian age. Christianity is only one among many …
Please take the time to read Carl R. Trueman’s recent article in First Things, “The Age of Ingratitude.” Mr. Trueman teaches biblical and religious studies at Grove City College and is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, an institute applying the riches of the Judeo-Christian tradition to …
