This CGG Weekly essay, “What We Don’t Know,” appeared in the November 4, 2005, issue. “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” —Hosea 4:6 During its approach to a mooring mast at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey on May 6, 1937, the German dirigible Hindenburg, filled with hydrogen, …
This essay, originally “Apologizing for the Dead,” was published in CGG Weekly on June 17, 2005. “Otherwise, what will they do who are baptized for the dead, if the dead do not rise at all? Why then are they baptized for the dead?” —I Corinthians 15:29 On a regular basis, …
This essay, originally “Eradicating Humanity,” was first published on May 6, 2005, in CGG Weekly. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” —I Peter 5:8 When I am not editing someone else’s writing or writing something of …
This CGG Weekly essay, “Do You Believe—Really Believe?” first appeared on April 22, 2005. “Thus you have made the commandment of God of no effect by your tradition.” —Matthew 15:6 The death of Pope John Paul II and the election of Pope Benedict XVI made the Catholic Church—and the Catholic …
This essay, “Some Thoughts on Healing,” was published in the CGG Weekly on April 16, 2004. “For I am the LORD who heals you.” —Exodus 15:26 Few things are more personal and vital to people than their health. Americans spend multiple billions of dollars each year trying to find cures …
This essay, published in CGG Weekly on March 22, 2002, was originally titled “Sick and Tired.” “. . . the goodness of God leads you to repentance . . .” —Romans 2:4 In the depths of winter, we often find ourselves literally sick and tired. Sickness is part of the …
This CGG Weekly essay, “Moses, Psalmist (Part Two),” was first published on November 15, 2001. “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” —Psalm 91:1 Moses was the Renaissance Man of his day: prince, general, freedom-fighter, shepherd, leader, prophet, …
This CGG Weekly essay, “The True Gospel (Part Five),” was first published on August 31, 2001. “Repent, and believe in the gospel.” —Mark 1:15b Jesus’ words in Mark 1:15 come in the form of an urgent command: “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.” …
