I wrote this essay, “Pre-Passover Traditions,” for the March 18, 2022, CGG Weekly. “But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.” —I Corinthians 11:28 The life of a Christian revolves around the annual holy days that God instructs His people to observe in …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “A Bridge Too Frail,” on August 3, 2007. “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.” —II Corinthians 13:5 On Friday, in the murky waters of the Mississippi River, as it flows through Minneapolis, Minnesota, divers were still searching through the …
This essay appeared in the CGG Weekly the day after 9/11, September 12, 2001. If for no other reason, it is interesting to consider from historical and spiritual viewpoints. The United States of America suffered a savage blow yesterday, September 11, 2001, by an as-yet unknown terrorist group. Two very …
This CGG Weekly essay was first published on October 26, 2012, under the title, “Recovering Civility.” Due to recent events, it is timely once again. “[Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are:] idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, . . .” Galatians …
John Updike called writing “the subtlest instrument for self-examination known to man.”
