CGG Weekly published this essay, “A Bridge Too Frail,” on August 3, 2007. “Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves.” —II Corinthians 13:5 On Friday, in the murky waters of the Mississippi River, as it flows through Minneapolis, Minnesota, divers were still searching through the …
This essay, “Business as Usual,” first appeared in CGG Weekly on December 8, 2006. “Thus says the LORD: ‘For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment, because they sell the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals.’” —Amos 2:6 …
I wrote this essay, “America’s Imminent Perfect Storm,” for CGG Weekly on May 19, 2006. After fifteen years, the same stormclouds, now darker, swirl about us. “[For behold, the Lord, the LORD of hosts, takes away from Jerusalem and from Judah] the mighty man and the man of war, the …
This essay was published in the CGG Weekly on my fortieth birthday, February 10, in 2006. If you will, please indulge me, as I am about to give some advice. Today, I begin my fifth decade, and since this opportunity presents itself so rarely, I want to take advantage of …
This essay was first published in the April 9, 2004, CGG Weekly as “Pontius Pilatus.” “And when they had bound Him, they led Him away and delivered Him to Pontius Pilate the governor.” —Matthew 27:2 For the majority of professing Christians, today is Good Friday, which commemorates the death of Jesus for …
This essay appeared in the April 2, 2004, CGG Weekly under the title, “Priceless.” “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” —Romans 5:8 Among the most popular series of advertisements in recent years has been MasterCard’s “Priceless” commercials. …
This essay first appeared in the CGG Weekly of September 19, 2003, as “Already Immortal?” (republished on October 21, 2022). “And the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die.’” —Genesis 3:4 This little, five-word sentence marks Satan the Devil’s opening salvo to convince Adam and Eve that …
This essay, originally titled “Sowing and Reaping,” appeared in the September 12, 2003, issue of CGG Weekly. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” —Galatians 6:7 In the days after September 11, 2001, a few brave souls linked the …
