“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 …
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 …
This essay, titled “Coming: A Truly Benevolent Ruler,” was published in CGG Weekly on September 18, 2009. “Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron.” —Revelation 19:15 In Mark Twain’s A …
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 …
This essay, “Teaching Respect for Property,” was published in CGG Weekly on October 7, 2005. “Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.” —I Corinthians 4:2 It is not difficult to see that Constitutional protections of private property ownership have been eroded over the past several decades, …
This essay, “The Way of Get,” was published in the CGG Weekly on July 16, 2021. “You shall not steal.” —Exodus 20:15 It is in no way shocking to claim that people own things. It is a fact of human existence. People possess money, land, homes, businesses, vehicles, jewelry, stocks …
This essay, originally “Who Gets Jesus’ Vote?” was published in the CGG Weekly on August 20, 2004. “My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is …
