What's So Bad About Valentines Day?
Sermonette; Given 2/8/2003
Valentine's Day dates back to the Roman fertility ritual honoring Lupercus, the god of the hunt and fertility. The day is not about love, but lust.
What to Believe?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/31/2003
The absolute flood of words available to digest every day can make us a little crazy, carried this way and that by persuasive rhetoric or a new fact or angle.
Balaam and the End-Time Church (Part 2)
Sermon; Given 1/25/2003
Balaam, motivated by self-interest, believing that the ends justify the means, willing to do anything to get his way, is spiritually inferior to a donkey.
A Little Hypocritical?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/24/2003
As Christians who have some idea of the course of the end time, we need to keep our eyes on the larger matters—what the nations do, not what they say.
Balaam and the End-Time Church (Part 1)
Sermon; Given 1/18/2003
Balaam illustrates the paradox of someone who knows God's will, but willfully and deliberately disobeys, presumptuously thinking he could manipulate or bribe God.
Verse in Due Season
Article; Posted 1/12/2003
Josiah Was it folly, Josiah - pride? - That inspired you to disobey, You, who turned neither left nor right, Who walked as David did, God's way? By Pharaoh God sent …
Step Into 'The Twilight Zone'
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/10/2003
These days, we have straight news reporting that conveys us into the shadowy and weird world of 'The Twilight Zone.' The truth is stranger than fiction.
A Growing Divide
'Prophecy Watch' Article; Posted 1/10/2003
America and Europe have been moving away from each other politically, economically, and culturally. How does this affect our understanding of prophecy?
No Work, No Eat
Sermonette; Given 1/4/2003
Both God the Father and Christ provide examples of work, exertion, and industry. To become idle is to deny the faith.
'Like All the Nations'
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/3/2003
If we use Israel as our guide, America's rejection of her exceptionalism will have grave consequences, for it is a repudiation of her means to greatness.
The Perfect Marriage
Sermon; Given 12/28/2002
Under the best of conditions, marriage takes work to make it succeed. Next to baptism, marriage is the most important decision we could ever make.
A Year of War
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/27/2002
Many column writers look back the year, trying to gain some perspective on it all. When I look back, all I see is 'wars and rumors of wars.'
Celebrating a Lie
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/20/2002
The true story of Jesus' birth has been syncretized into a non-Christian festival, and even that has been obscured by a wrong date and a phony crèche scene.
Much Ado About Lott
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 12/13/2002
Politicians and pundits may bring up moral arguments to buttress their positions, but they are not trying to make America more moral.
Born of a Woman
'Prophecy Watch' Article; Posted 12/11/2002
Though the church of God has emphasized His death over His birth, the prophecies of Christ's first advent are vitally important in establishing our faith.
Sin Against God
Sermonette; Given 11/30/2002
More important than our offense against another human being is the offense we have committed against Almighty God.
Thanksgiving and Entropy
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/29/2002
Thankfulness for God's bounty upon us and our land has fallen to gluttony, football games, and planning one's strategy for the next day's shopping.
The Perfect Wife
Sermon; Given 11/23/2002
Biblically ordained marriage roles are at odds or in conflict with cultural expectations, especially the influences of radical feminism and postmodernism.
The Shallowness of Pop Culture
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/22/2002
Popular culture can easily become an escape from the pressing issues of life and of this world, and in this sense, it becomes a trap as problems continue.
What Does Election 2002 Mean for America?
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/8/2002
With objectivity comes the realization that the election results of Tuesday night are not as monumental as the media are making them to be.