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Michael Griego is an active Silicon Valley businessman, consultant, author and speaker. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Occidental College and Stanford University. For the past 25 years he has also studied the Scriptures and taught and developed Bible study coursework for churches, seminars and home groups. He resides in northern California with his wife of 45 years. He has 3 married children and 10 grandchildren.

• Abraham’s God of Promises Kept

  By Michael Griego on February 22, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  We believe God yet will take matters into our own hands because we lack trust or are outright disobedient. Fortunately sovereign God is faithful and keeps His promises in spite of us and our behavior. ♦ What is amazing about the… Read More ›

• Marriage – Desires of the Heart

  By Michael Griego on February 15, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Today the “institution of marriage” provokes many opinions – some religious, some secular, and all driven by influences around us. Isn’t it odd that so many will not consider the scriptural source that defined it? ♦ Marriage is deeply entwined… Read More ›

• Jesus, the Word and God-Man

  By Michael Griego on February 8, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  There’s no denying – the Word/Jesus, indeed incredibly, became human flesh, seen and witnessed in substance and glory by amazed people. ♦ The first eighteen verses of the Gospel of John read very different from that of the other gospel… Read More ›

• Ashamed of the Gospel?

  By Michael Griego on February 2, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  Even Christians shy away at times from the gospel, sometime in fear and even shame. The Apostle Paul boldly makes his claim of the power of this gospel message for all people, even us. ♦ How often do we shy… Read More ›

• David – a Most Contrite Heart

  By Michael Griego on January 25, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Great men and women sin and reap dark consequences from that which they sow. God knows our hearts and is willing to forgive and restore us, even as we come to Him fresh in our guilt. ♦ King David (1040… Read More ›

• Dead Sea Scrolls Come to Life

  By Michael Griego on January 18, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Discerning examination of document evidence will open one’s eyes to truths that must be confronted. ♦ The 1947 discovery of ancient manuscripts near the Dead Sea in Israel caused significant excitement, and for good reason. The Dead Sea Scrolls are… Read More ›

• Joseph – the Patient and Righteous

  By Michael Griego on January 12, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  One cannot fathom what can happen in the lifetime of those surrendered under the authority of God. ♦ Joseph was the eleventh of the twelve sons of Jacob, later named Israel. He was Rachel’s first born in a dysfunctional, nomadic… Read More ›

• Albert Camus – Unlikely Seeker

  By Michael Griego on January 8, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Regardless of fronts and appearances, we are all seekers in a fallen world with full freedom of choice and personal responsibility. ♦ Albert Camus (pronounced Camu) was a prominent existentialist thinker. His writings revealed a struggle with religious issues like… Read More ›

• Habakkuk’s Question

  By Michael Griego on January 4, 2013 • ( 1 )

  

  While evil exists and prospers and bad things happen even to good people, God is at work and in control beyond what we can sometimes understand. ♦ It was Habakkuk, a 7th century Hebrew Old Testament prophet, who posed the… Read More ›

• Welcome to Biblical Viewpoint

  By Michael Griego on January 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Biblical Viewpoint is a collection of brief takes on a variety of life topics, themes and subjects. While all are debatable from a variety of perspectives, this site posts these items from a Biblical perspective. But through which Biblical lens?… Read More ›