I wrote this essay, “The Unique Greatness of Our God (Part Three),” for CGG Weekly on January 21, 2011. “He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name.” —Psalm 147:4 A description of God’s greatness similar to Isaiah 40:26 is found in Psalm 147:4-5: “He counts the number of …
This CGG Weekly essay, “Death Is Not the End (Part Two),” was published on March 19, 2010. “From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third …
I wrote this essay, “Big-Picture Thinking,” for the CGG Weekly on January 5, 2007. “Is it a small thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself . . .?” —Numbers 16:9 As we flip our Gregorian …
This essay, originally titled “Conspiracy Theory,” appeared in the CGG Weekly of November 1, 2001. “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’ concerning all that this people call a conspiracy, nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.” —Isaiah 8:12 After the disastrous terrorist attacks of September 11, it did not …
The following CGG Weekly essay was originally titled “Thanks for Everything” and was published on November 27, 2020. “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” —I Thessalonians 5:18 Thanksgiving Day is already diminishing in the rearview mirror, perhaps even all but …
This essay, originally titled “Has Humanity Reached Total Depravity (Part Three),” was first published in CGG Weekly on August 14, 2020. “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.” —Matthew 24:37 Remember the old Lay’s Potato Chips commercials on American …
