From Dust to Dust
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/20/2018
The frailty and brevity of this life are bitter truths, but they are realities that we must confront. Yet there is life beyond the grave, as Scripture shows.
The Surety of Our Salvation
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/9/2018
Can we grasp the enormous cost of the payment that was made to enable our eternal future? Could we dare ask for more? Jesus laid His own eternal life on the line!
The Golden Rule (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 10/27/2017
Showing kindness within friendships will make them all the stronger. Kindness reduces friction; it is the oil that allows our friendships to run their best.
The Golden Rule (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 10/20/2017
God's way of life is a way of outgoing concern for the good of others. It is offering a hand to help others to do what they cannot do for themselves.
Our Declaration of Independence (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/30/2017
While our independence means that we are self-directed and can make our own decisions, we are still members of a society and must conduct ourselves accordingly.
Our Declaration of Independence (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/23/2017
It is good for us to remember the freedom that God has given to us, those in the church of God, a freedom that the rest of the world just does not have.
Hur (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/28/2017
Our faithfulness has an effect on our offspring. Could it be that God chose Bezalel to build the Tabernacle because of Hur's loyalty to Him?
Hur (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/21/2017
Little is known about Hur, but this leader must have been important to be standing with Moses and Aaron. Here is the story of this faithful, unsung hero.
Compassion (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/13/2017
The Word of God became a man so that He could completely feel both joy and pain as mankind does. He put on the form of a servant to feel our frailty.
Compassion (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/6/2017
We like to think we are tender-hearted, but sometimes we fail to appreciate what others are really going through. Compassion is more than tender-heartedness.
A Patriot and a Traitor (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/4/2016
An indescribable reward awaits those who endure and remain loyal. We cannot afford to lose our vision of our righteous cause, as Benedict Arnold did.
A Patriot and a Traitor (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 10/28/2016
Growing up, the future patriot and traitor, Benedict Arnold, was handsome, athletic, and adventurous, and his a private school offered him a bright future.
Rejection Hurts
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 7/29/2016
No one has felt more rejection than Jesus Christ. He was rejected by those of His hometown, and His own physical brothers rejected Him because they did not believe.
Altruism
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 6/10/2016
God's way of giving is true altruism, and while we will never attain to such a perfect standard, He exhorts us to develop this characteristic.
Remembering Our Veterans
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 11/13/2015
Christians are not called to fight in this world's wars, but we are called to spiritual battle. Hebrews 11 speaks of some heroes of faith--spiritual veterans.
Salvation: The Path to God's Kingdom (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 2/6/2015
Being brought into legal conformity with God's law does not mean that we are eternally saved. We are not yet perfect or spiritually complete.
Salvation: The Path to God's Kingdom (Part One)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 1/30/2015
God's plan of salvation has past, present, and future aspects, and each has its own rewards. The Bible uses 'salvation' and its related words just over 600 times.
From Glory to Glory
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 7/18/2014
Ultimately, we will share in all that God is and all that He has. As the firstfruits of His Family, we will be working with God forever.
'The LORD Is My Portion'
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 4/25/2014
Our Christian hope is the redemption of our bodies in the resurrection and beyond that, a glorious, eternal reign with Him as kings and priests.
Determination (Part Two)
C.G.G. Weekly; Posted 3/14/2014
Tatyana McFadden was born with spina bifida, but today she is a Paralympic athlete, competing in the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. She retained hope.