RBV: Exodus 13:21
I wrote this essay, “Freedom the Right Way,” for CGG Weekly on April 22, 2016. “And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of cloud to lead the way, and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so as to go by day …
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RBV: John 3:16
I wrote this essay, “This Life of Sacrifice,” for CGG Weekly on April 15, 2016. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” —John 3:16 We live in a self-indulgent age. Advertisers tell …
RBV: II Kings 2:9
This essay, “Elisha and the Double Portion,” appeared in CGG Weekly on February 5, 2016. “Elisha said, ‘Please let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.’” —II Kings 2:9 Most of us, when we begin a new job or a new project, want to know all we can …
RBV: Exodus 12:2 (2016)
I wrote this essay, “The Biblical New Year,” for the CGG Weekly of January 1, 2016. “This month shall be your beginning of months; it shall be the first month of the year to you.” —Exodus 12:2 When studying a biblical topic, it is always helpful to begin with a …
RBV: Hebrews 9:14
I wrote this essay, “The Price of Atonement,” for CGG Weekly on September 18, 2015. “. . . how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?” —Hebrews 9:14 …
RBV: Matthew 24:33
This essay, “A Swift End,” appeared in CGG Weekly on May 29, 2015. “So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!” —Matthew 24:33 This world is a horrible place. The planet on which we live along with more than seven billion other …
RBV: Deuteronomy 28:12
This essay, “The Rain Comes Down,” appeared in CGG Weekly on October 24, 2014. “The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand.” —Deuteronomy 28:12 The 2014 Feast of Tabernacles …
RBV: Leviticus 23:27
CGG Weekly published this essay, “The Peculiarities of Atonement,” on September 26, 2014. “Also the tenth day of this seventh month shall be the Day of Atonement. It shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall afflict your souls, and offer an offering made by fire to the LORD.” …