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, “Bucking Tradition,” on April 14, 2006. “He who is of God hears God’s words; therefore you do not hear, because you are not of God.” —John 8:47 For most people, it is a difficult undertaking to buck tradition. There is perhaps no clearer illustration of …
This CGG Weekly essay, “Do You Believe—Really Believe?” first appeared on April 22, 2005. “Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.” —Matthew 15:6 The death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI made the Catholic Church—and the Catholic …
This first appeared as the “WorldWatch” column in the January-February 2016 Forerunner. Populism, a political philosophy that appeals to and claims to represent the interests and notions of the average person, has enjoyed a long history in the United States. It can be argued that populist fears fueled the American Revolution, …
Here is another older essay, one that I wrote at this time of the year in 2005. We are still debating the place of religion in a secular society, and I cannot foresee it ending any time in the near future, since the two sides are about the same percentage …
