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 …
This essay, “How Human Nature Came to Be,” was published originally in the CGG Weekly on May 23, 2014. “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting.” —Romans 1:28 …
I wrote this essay, “The Unique Greatness of Our God (Part Four),” for CGG Weekly on January 28, 2011. “Are not two sparrows sold for a copper coin? And not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.” —Matthew 10:29 For decades, economists have been debating …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “Evil Is Real (Part Four),” on September 17, 2010. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” —Jeremiah 17:9 Jesus, speaking in Mark 7 about defilement originating within us, lists several of the evils He wants us to overcome …
CGG Weekly published this essay, originally titled “Is British-Israelism Racist?” on February 4, 2005. “‘You are My witnesses,’ says the LORD, ‘and My servant whom I have chosen, that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He.’” —Isaiah 43:10 A fairly common accusation leveled at believers …
This article first appeared as the “Prophecy Watch” in the January-February 2017 issue of Forerunner. Imagine enjoying a grand time at a gathering of friends and family, eating good food, engaging in lively and pleasant conversation, and soaking up a warm glow of mutual affection and goodwill. Just as the party …
I thought I would post this one just for fun. It’s my “review” of Star Wars: Episode III, which I saw during the late spring of 2005. Of course, I had to find some spiritual lessons in it. While on vacation in Southern California with my family, we were able to attend …
