A version of this essay, “Christ as Redeemer,” ran in CGG Weekly on May 11, 2012. “Sit still, my daughter, until you know how the matter will turn out; for the man will not rest until he has concluded the matter this day.” —Ruth 3:18 The book of Ruth’s Boaz …
A version of this essay, “Christ as Righteous Judge,” ran in CGG Weekly on May 4, 2012. “The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” —Ruth 2:12 The book of Ruth contains multiple analogies or …
A variation of this essay, “Christ as Provider,” appeared in CGG Weekly on April 27, 2012. “Then Boaz said to Ruth, ‘You will listen, my daughter, will you not? Do not go to glean in another field, nor go from here, but stay close by my young women.’” —Ruth 2:8 …
CGG Weekly published a version of this essay, “The Work of the Firstfruits,” on April 20, 2012. “. . . and the Feast of Harvest, the firstfruits of your labors which you have sown in the field . . .” —Exodus 23:16 Leviticus 23:9-21 covers God’s instructions concerning making the wavesheaf offering, …
Take a few moments to read this insightful article, “Three Different Ways to Dismiss Divine Commands” by Alan Shlemon, a speaker and writer for Stands to Reason, a Christian apologetics website. There’s a temptation in all of us to dismiss prescriptions and prohibitions in Scripture. After all, God is asking …
CGG Weekly published a version of this essay, “The False Morality of Compassion,” on September 7, 2012. “Then Jesus, moved with compassion, stretched out His hand and touched him, and said to him, ‘I am willing; be cleansed.’” —Mark 1:41 A crude dichotomy exists in people’s perceptions of America’s two …
“It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.” ~Herman Melville
