The Cultural Moral Norm
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsShockingly, two-thirds of the American populace believe truth is relative, while only one-third believe in absolute standards.
Balls and Strikes
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe book of Judges show the depths to which that culture sank when no common standard—no home plate, if you will—guided its beliefs and decisions.
What's in the Bucket? (Part One)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThe last three American generations have had their minds poisoned, such that they unquestioningly embrace socialism and deviant lifestyles as the norm.
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Fourteen)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughRalph Waldo Emerson's insistence that every person is free to be his own god served as the underpinnings of the ascendant, emergent religion of humanism.
Standards
Sermonette by Joseph B. BaityGod commands that we use accurate measurements and just standards. Without Godly standards, we have a world without ethics or morality.
Do-Gooders in Charge
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe argument should not be over whether parents want their children to be safe, but whether parents are ultimately responsible for their own children's safety.
What Is a Liberal?
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughWhile the term 'liberal' used to stand for generosity, the Democrat party has hijacked the term, applying it to murder (abortion) and sexual immorality.
Conspiracy Theory (Part Fifteen)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughSatan has been working in the educational system, recognizing that the educator (secular or religious) can do more lasting damage than any other leader.
Mightier Than the Sword (Part Ten)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThree English humanistic philosophers were closely related in ideas and outlook, namely Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Bertrand Russell.
It's All Relative
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughWe frequently hear our culture labeled as postmodern. What is postmodernism? How is it related to relativism? Most importantly, what does God think?
The Nones, Atheism, and Immorality
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThe 'Nones' have risen to prominence in society, ideologically committed to abortion, radical feminism, homosexuality, strict gun control, and socialism.
Countering the Culture
Article by StaffThere is no doubt that America's culture is plunging to depths many of us never imagined. Here are five steps to mitigate its influence on our lives.
Right? Wrong?
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughA look at medicine, politics and religion shows that America has lost its moral and ethical foundation, unable to distinguish between right and wrong.
At the Center of Everything
CGG WeeklyOur culture places God on an equal plane with Allah, Brahma, Buddha, or any other deity, resulting in mass confusion over who or even what the true God is.
Beware of Philosophy
Article by Mike Ford (1955-2021)In the end, philosophy is merely man's search for answers without God. Real truth is found in God's Word, not in the minds of self-important, fallible men.
Comparing Ourselves Among Ourselves
Article by Martin G. CollinsMost people think they are moral compared to their peers. Yet we will only begin to grow in character once we compare ourselves to the true standard.
Divided We Fall
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe social indicators are not improving as a whole, and as each year goes by, behaviors that were once thought beyond the pale are accepted into the mainstream.
What Is the Pope Up To?
'WorldWatch' by Richard T. RitenbaughWhat was Pope Benedict XVI up to when he spoke of the historic Islamic practice of conversion at the edge of a sword?
How Far Have We Really Come?
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughWe like to think of ourselves living in the most advanced civilization that has ever graced this fair planet. But we should define 'advanced.'
The Coming Anglo-American Crisis
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeThe nation cannot continue as it is. The questions that remain are: How long do we have? How bad is it going to get? What will our nation look like afterward?
Contemporary Primitivism
CGG WeeklyTechnology merely indicates material development, whitewashing over a culture's moral, ethical, or spiritual state with shiny displays and distractions.
Safe Spaces or Dangerous Places? The Assault Upon Our Future (Part One)
'WorldWatch' by Joseph B. BaityThe terms 'safe spaces' and 'trigger warning' have cropped up frequently in the past year or so in the media. Here is what they mean and portend.
A House Built on Sand
CGG WeeklyHarvard postgraduates, Yale Law School professors, and countless others support policies that to the average citizen seem an affront to common sense.
Murder?
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughNo ethical issue since the Civil War has so disturbed the social fabric of this nation. People instinctively know that abortion is not morally neutral.
Eradicating Humanity
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughEver since God created the first man and woman in Eden, Satan has been interested in nothing else but the eradication of humanity from his "proper domain."
The First Commandment
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughIdolatry is probably the sin that the Bible most often warns us against. We worship the source of our values and standards, whether the true God or a counterfeit.
America's Cosmopolitan Elites
CGG Weekly by Charles WhitakerThe profile of a "cosmocrat" includes his open-armed embrace of tolerance, diversity, inclusiveness, and universalism. He seeks to be all things to all people.
What Makes Generation "Me" Tick?
Commentary by David F. MaasOver the past six decades (from the Boomer Generation to the Millennial generation), individuals have grown more narcissistic, entitled and miserable.
Proselytism Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow (Part Two)
Article by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)Though proselytism has a poor reputation now, a time is coming when it will be used properly to bring this world peace and prosperity.
How Did We Get This Way?
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughSecularism, founded on the philosophical underpinnings of Rousseau, is, in effect, the official state religion for the majority of our nation.
Victims of Existentialism
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughExistentialism, a philosophy of humanism, became a major force in America following World War II, ushering in a steep moral decline that has continued unabated.
Should We Ignore Our Feelings of Guilt?
Bible Study by Martin G. CollinsMany try to undermine the credibility of Scripture. If they can overturn it, they reason, they will be free to have all the fun non-Christians supposedly have.
The Old Stories
Sermonette by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)We must guard against forces that would systematically undermine the faith once delivered to the saints, and learn not to denigrate the stories passed down.
More on Tolerance
CGG Weekly by John W. RitenbaughMany are guided by a multicultural value system that posits that all values, regardless of their source, are equal and should be tolerated. But God has one way.
The Thinking Mind
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Martin G. CollinsIn the current toxic culture, we have been warned not to be conformed to the world, but to become transformed into the glorious likeness of Christ.
Navigating the Third Wave
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughThe Third Wave is the Information Age, highlighted by instant communication, rapid transportation and ready information on any conceivable topic.
The Commandments (Part One)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughWhat have we accepted as our authority for permitting ourselves to do or behave as we do — our value system, our code of ethics or code of morality?
The First Commandment: Idolatry
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughIdolatry is the most frequently committed sin, seen in five commandments. God challenges us to either defend our body of beliefs or drop them in favor of His.
The Commandments (Part Sixteen)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughIt is absolutely impossible for lust to bring about any kind of satisfaction. Adultery cannot be entered into without irrevocably damaging relationships.