This essay, “Comfort-Zone Christianity?” appeared in CGG Weekly on November 13, 2009. “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 Over the past several days, I have been very uncomfortable. Since my adrenal fatigue set in during the summer …
This essay, “We Are NOT Alone!” was published in CGG Weekly on September 28, 2001. “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me . . ..” —Psalm 23:4 Fans of The X-Files know that the 1990s television …
This essay, originally titled “Great Expectations,” was published in the CGG Weekly on September 21, 2001. “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will …
“Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.” —I Peter 4:19 Many look to religion—especially Christianity—as a sanctuary from trouble, as a refuge of comfort, peace, and safety. While thinking of God’s way in …
This essay was originally published in the CGG Weekly as “Building on a Perfect Foundation” on October 26, 2018 (republished on October 14, 2022). “He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat …
“We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble and write our blessings in sand.”
~C.H. Spurgeon
