This essay, “Spiritual Gifts: Unity, Edification, and Order,” appeared in CGG Weekly on July 29, 2022. “Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I do not want you to be ignorant.” —I Corinthians 12:1 The members of the early Corinthian church held a keen interest in spiritual gifts. The congregation’s founder, the apostle …
I wrote this essay, “Beating the Rat Race (Part Six),” for the July 2, 2010, CGG Weekly. “There remains therefore a rest for the people of God.” —Hebrews 4:9 Only when we are still can we truly concentrate on knowing God. When our lives are upside-down, confusion and chaos reign, events …
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 …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “Beating the Rat Race (Part Four),” on June 18, 2010. “Stand still, that I may hear what the LORD will command concerning you.” —Numbers 9:8 Numbers 9 contains an incident in which the command to be still plays a noteworthy part. On this occasion, Moses uses …
I wrote this essay, “Beating the Rat Race (Part Three),” for the June 11, 2010, CGG Weekly. “Now therefore, stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD concerning all the righteous acts of the LORD, which He did to you and your fathers.” —I Samuel 12:7 I …
CGG Weekly published this essay, “Beating the Rat Race (Part Two),” on June 4, 2010. “Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.” —Psalm 4:4 Our society runs at a frantic pace. Being so enmeshed in it, we often find it …
This essay, “Beating the Rat Race (Part One),” appeared in CGG Weekly on May 28, 2010. “But you, Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book until the time of the end; many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.” —Daniel 12:4 The angel’s description in Daniel …
Originally “Marriage—A God-Plane Relationship (Part Four),” this essay was published in CGG Weekly on February 12, 2010. “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, your children like olive plants all around your table.” —Psalm 128:3 Psalm 128 illustrates how properly honoring and working …
