CGG Weekly publish this essay, “One Choice,” on February 10, 2023. “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live.” —Deuteronomy 30:19 Western civilization is fixated …
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 …
This essay, “Christian Obedience,” was first published as a CGG Weekly essay on June 20, 2014. “If you love Me, keep My commandments.” —John 14:15 It is commonly thought—if not commonly taught—that obedience plays little part in New Testament Christianity. People are urged, “Believe in Jesus Christ, and you will …
A version of this essay, “Christ as Righteous Judge,” ran in CGG Weekly on May 4, 2012. “The LORD repay your work, and a full reward be given you by the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings you have come for refuge.” —Ruth 2:12 The book of Ruth contains multiple analogies or …
I wrote this essay, “Spiritual Gifts, an Overview,” for CGG Weekly on July 22, 2022. “But each one has his own gift from God, one in this manner and another in that.” —I Corinthians 7:7 Jesus Christ launched His church with a bang on the Pentecost after His resurrection. As Head of …
I wrote this essay, “Repentance: The Genuine Article (Part Six),” for CGG Weekly on April 8, 2011. “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” —Matthew 3:2 John the Baptist is the first of God’s messengers to address repentance in the New Testament: In those days John the Baptist came preaching …
I wrote this essay, “Evil Is Real (Part Six),” for the October 15, 2010, CGG Weekly. “Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” —Psalm 34:14 From I Peter 2:19-24, we could make a convincing theological argument that Christian suffering is our fight against evil because we receive the slings …
This CGG Weekly essay, “Behavior Matters,” was first published on February 1, 2002. “So He said to him, ‘. . . But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.” —Matthew 19:17 I listen to the radio in the mornings as I prepare for and drive to work. …
