In “Are You a ‘Yeah, But . . .’ Christian,” Tim Challies notes that many professing Christians immediately look for exceptions to the Bible’s clear instructions rather than simply obey them in faith. If we truly trust our Savior, why are we always looking to get out of what He …
In his article, “Help! I Want to Get Married, but I Can’t Afford It,” Russ Gehrlein gives some practical and biblical advice to young people who desire to marry but feel it is out of reach. Among his best points are to develop a plan and to trust God along …
This essay, “The Bible’s Claims About Itself,” was first published on May 30, 2014, as a CGG Weekly essay. “Your word is truth.” —John 17:17 It is almost impossible for a Christian to have a meeting of minds with an atheist on any subject anywhere in the neighborhood of religion. As …
This essay, “Beating the Rat Race (Part Five),” was published in CGG Weekly on June 25, 2010. “Then she said, ‘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 Another …
This CGG Weekly essay, “Death Is Not the End (Part Two),” was published on March 19, 2010. “From that time Jesus began to show to His disciples that He must go to Jerusalem, and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third …
This essay, “The Prayer Conundrum,” first appeared in the CGG Weekly on January 19, 2007. “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.” —Colossians 4:2 To many people, it is a head-scratcher to consider the vagaries of answered prayer—or should I say “unanswered prayer”? That is precisely the …
This essay appeared in CGG Weekly as “The Frustrations of Good Men” on June 2, 2006. “. . . and the Lord said to [the angel], “Go through the midst of Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and cry over all the abominations …
This essay, “‘We Live to the Lord,’” came into the world on February 17, 2006, in CGG Weekly. “For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.” —Romans 14:8 How many …
