I wrote this essay, “Our True Identity,” for the CGG Weekly on October 20, 2023. “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” —I John 3:1 Once, thinking people searched for answers to the “big questions,” the first of …
This essay, “Rebellion as Witchcraft,” first appeared in the CGG Weekly on Friday, September 23, 2016. “For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.” —I Samuel 15:23 About four centuries before the time of King Saul, the Amalekites had “ambushed [Israel] on the …
I wrote this essay, “Wisdom for the Young (Part Four),”for the November 12, 2010, CGG Weekly. “Folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.” —Proverbs 15:21 Proverbs 15:21 makes an interesting comment on the subject of foolishness: “Folly is joy to him who is destitute of …
This essay, “Grow Up!” originally appeared in the CGG Weekly on October 24, 2003. “So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” —Psalm 90:12 It has become increasingly apparent to many who watch our culture that the age of maturity for the present …
This essay, “Lessons from a Stiff Neck,” was first published in CGG Weekly on October 18, 2002. “. . . for I know your rebellion and your stiff neck.” —Deuteronomy 31:27 From time to time, I have had to endure a stiff neck. When I was young, it was a …
This essay appeared in the CGG Weekly on June 12, 2020, as “Our Way Forward.” “If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?” —Psalm 11:3 As God’s instruction manual for His people, the Bible contains the answers and guidance Christians need in times of trouble. Scripture reflects His …
I published this Random Bible Verse on March 9, 2013. “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge.” —Proverbs 1:22 These are the first lines of the cry of Wisdom addressing those “in the open squares,” “in the chief …
