Mitch Case provides another gem in “King, Servant, and Prophet,” unpacking Matthew 17:5 in terms of how the Father identifies His Son during the transfiguration. The Father’s words in Matthew 17:5 were a mouthful! Jesus is the promised king, servant, and prophet. He fulfilled those Old Testament expectations, and the …
This essay, “Elisha and the Double Portion,” appeared in CGG Weekly on February 5, 2016. “Elisha said, ‘Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.’” —II Kings 2:9 Most of us, when we begin a new job or a new project, want to know all we can …
This essay, “The Bible’s Claims About Itself,” was first published on May 30, 2014, as a CGG Weekly essay. “Your word is truth.” —John 17:17 It is almost impossible for a Christian to have a meeting of minds with an atheist on any subject anywhere in the neighborhood of religion. As …
The following is an edited snip from a sermon, “Habakkuk,” that I gave on October 2, 1997. “The burden which the prophet Habakkuk saw.” —Habakkuk 1:1 Habakkuk provides a very simple introduction. He does not write, “In the tenth year, in the tenth month of the reign of a certain …
