This essay, “A Telling Juxtaposition,” was written for CGG Weekly on November 28, 2008. “. . . in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” —I Thessalonians 5:18 The fourth Thursday in November, the holiday Americans call Thanksgiving Day, is always followed …
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 was first published in the CGG Weekly as “Hannah’s Thanksgiving” on November 27, 2019. “And Hannah prayed and said: ‘My heart rejoices in the LORD; My horn is exalted in the LORD. I smile at my enemies, Because I rejoice in Your salvation.’” —I Samuel 2:1 In the …
Here is another older essay, one that I wrote at this time of the year in 2005. We are still debating the place of religion in a secular society, and I cannot foresee it ending any time in the near future, since the two sides are about the same percentage …
