Originally published in the CGG Weekly as “How Can We Trust the Bible?” on November 2, 2018. “The Pharisees therefore said to Him, ‘You bear witness of Yourself; Your witness is not true.’” —John 8:13 One of the buzzwords of this generation is “authentic.” Young people, especially, want to live …
This first appeared as an essay, “Our Awesome Calling,” in the June 6, 2014, issue of the CGG Weekly. “No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him; and I will raise him up at the last day.” —John 6:44 “Hello, sir! This is Jane …
This essay was first published as a CGG Weekly essay on July 22, 2016. The online free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, keeps a “List of terror incidents” by month and by year. (For instance, here is the page for 2016.) The list for July 2016, which at this writing covers only July 1-20, …
If he said thus: “The speckled shall be your wages,” then all the flocks bore speckled. And if he said thus: “The streaked shall be your wages,” then all the flocks bore streaked. —Genesis 31:8-9 Here, Jacob is speaking to his wives, Leah and Rachel, reminding them of how their …
I published this Random Bible Verse comment for the first time on another blog on August 25, 2012. “. . . but Christ as a Son over His own house, whose house we are if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm to the end.” …
First published on March 24, 2012. . . . since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of your love for all the saints; . . . —Colossians 1:4 This verse appears in the middle of a longish introductory sentence by which the apostle Paul lays the groundwork …
I wrote this at the end of June 2014, and since it has a story built into it, I will republish it here. It is a good example of using a story to make a spiritual point. Two curly-haired children stood in front of their father as he knelt down …
