This piece was originally published on April 6, 2012, as a CGG Weekly essay titled, “Christ, the Way.” “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” —John 14:6 During the Passover service, Church of God ministers always read John 14 in …
“And he brought him to Jesus. Now when Jesus looked at him, He said, ‘You are Simon the son of Jonah. You shall be called Cephas’ (which is translated, A Stone).” —John 1:42 Of all the disciples of Jesus Christ, the one that we usually consider to have the most …
This Random Bible Verse comment began life as a CGG Weekly essay, “What Is Truth?” published originally on October 12, 2012. “What is truth?” —John 18:38 The goings-on in this world constantly are constant reminders why a certain quotation from the late novelist Michael Crichton, author of The Andromeda Strain, Timeline, The Great Train Robbery, State …
This Random Bible Verse comment was adapted from a CGG Weekly essay titled “How Revelation Enters the Church, ” first appearing on August 9, 2013. “For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ.” —Galatians 1:12 Only a …
This Random Bible Verse comment was excerpted from “How Jesus Reacts to Sin,” an essay I wrote for the CGG Weekly on October 25, 2013. “And Jesus said to her, ‘Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.’” —John 8:11 Consider that this woman caught in adultery is indeed …
If he said thus: “The speckled shall be your wages,” then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said thus: “The streaked shall be your wages,” then all the flocks bore streaked. —Genesis 31:8-9 Here, Jacob is speaking to his wives, Leah and Rachel, reminding them of how their …
