This essay, “The True Gospel (Part Four),” was sent into the world as a CGG Weekly essay on August 24, 2001. “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand.” —Mark 1:15a Many church of God members recall Herbert W. Armstrong frequently turning to Mark 1:14-15 to …
This CGG Weekly essay was first published as “Why Preach the Gospel to the World?” on June 26, 2020. “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” —Mark 16:15 On a street corner of a crowded city, a young man in threadbare clothes stands on a pine …
The following essay was originally published in CGG Weekly on December 18, 2020. The world around us is celebrating what many call Advent, the month-long buildup to Christmas that the more devout among them treat as a period of more intense prayer and fasting. Most nominal Christians do little more during this liturgical …
This article first appeared as the “Prophecy Watch” in the January-February 2017 issue of Forerunner. Imagine enjoying a grand time at a gathering of friends and family, eating good food, engaging in lively and pleasant conversation, and soaking up a warm glow of mutual affection and goodwill. Just as the party …
Here is a CGG Weekly essay of mine that was published just today. New stuff! How novel! This world is a horrible place. The planet on which we live along with more than seven billion other human begins is an evil, scary, terrible place. The facts are clear and obvious.
I wrote this Random Bible Verse comment the day after the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting, December 15, 2012. “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” —Matthew 24:12 That this verse “randomly” came up in the random verse generator seems none too coincidental today. Yesterday saw the …
