“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 …
This essay, “The Bible’s Claims About Itself,” was first published on May 30, 2014, as a CGG Weekly essay. “Your word is truth.” —John 17:17 It is almost impossible for a Christian to have a meeting of minds with an atheist on any subject anywhere in the neighborhood of religion. As …
I wrote this essay, “Marriage—A God-Plane Relationship (Part Five),” for CGG Weekly on February 19, 2010. “Husbands, love your wives just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the word . . ..” …
Originally “Marriage—A God-Plane Relationship (Part Four),” this essay was published in CGG Weekly on February 12, 2010. “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants all around your table.” —Psalm 128:3 Psalm 128 illustrates how properly honoring and working …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “Biblical Canonicity,” on December 9, 2005. “Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.” —Isaiah 8:16 A trip to the local Christian bookstore to buy a new Bible often turns into a dizzying experience once dozens of different translations confront the shopper. From …
This essay, originally “The Honor Due to Parents,” appeared in the CGG Weekly on June 25, 2021. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you.” —Exodus 20:12 Honor is a word that often fails to receive its …
This essay first appeared in the CGG Weekly as “Putting Out Flawed Study Practices,” on May 30, 2003. “. . . as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, in which are some things hard to understand, which those who are untaught and unstable twist to …
