In “How to Think about God Promoting His Own Glory,” Amy K. Hall takes on a tricky subject. If a sinful human were to make the kind of claims God makes in His Word, we would rightly judge the person as proud, vain, and dangerously self-absorbed. Yet God does not …
I wrote this essay, “Wisdom for the Young (Part One),” for the October 22, 2010, CGG Weekly. “Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, and let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; walk in the ways of your heart, and in the sight of your eyes …
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 …
Originally published in the CGG Weekly as “How Can We Trust the Bible?” on November 2, 2018. “The Pharisees therefore said to Him, ‘You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.’” —John 8:13 One of the buzzwords of this generation is “authentic.” Young people, especially, want to live …
A few years ago, I began writing short commentaries on verses randomly plucked from Scripture, thus the title of “RBV”: Random Bible Verse. I hope you can profit from these, as I post them from time to time. This one originally appeared on my previous blog on December 15, 2012. …
