In “Are You a ‘Yeah, But . . .’ Christian,” Tim Challies notes that many professing Christians immediately look for exceptions to the Bible’s clear instructions rather than simply obey them in faith. If we truly trust our Savior, why are we always looking to get out of what He …
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, “Moses, Psalmist (Part Four),” was first published in CGG Weekly on December 7, 2001. “Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.” —Deuteronomy 32:1 On anyone’s list of world religious figures of all time, Moses would certainly rank in the …
This CGG Weekly essay first appeared on October 19, 2012. Before the political left hijacked the term choice, its philosophical meaning was “an individual’s freedom to determine the moral course of his own life.” This is, of course, what theologians and philosophers call “free moral agency” or “free will.” God …
The Bible may be the world’s bestselling book that is never read. “Never” may be a bit hyperbolic, but people who study such things tell us that fewer people are reading it and not as often. Ninety percent of American homes contain a Bible—most contain at least three. Many free …
