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Music and Cultural Freefall
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe lyrics of popular songs show that what is on young Americans' minds is sex, rebellion, violence, and a feeling of exclusion. This bodes ill for the future.
Hair Care?
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamExperimentation with hair has always been associated with rebellion. Absalom's rebellion seemed to be inextricably tied to his vanity over his long hair.
Watershed Moment
Commentary by Richard T. RitenbaughSadly, our society has reached a cultural tipping point where civil discourse has collapsed and ideological divisions between left and right have escalated in violence. Shockingly some degenerate people have called the killing of a truth -speaking individual as courageous, poisoning the relationships not only between governments but also between citizens and family members. God's people should assiduously avoid getting swept up in the political and cultural backlash, but remain anchored in Christ, living counterculturally in conviction, courage, and godliness. Isaiah 59 illustrates how sin leads to spiritual blindness, injustice, and violence. God's chosen saints must separate themselves from the corruption of the world, a venue in which it is dangerous to speak the truth. God's called out ones must never mirror the word's hostility and hatred but must reflect God's righteousness regardless of the cost.
Facing Cultural Headwinds
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughGod's saints encounter great difficulties keeping their balance and moving toward the Kingdom while being buffeted by the anti-God, progressive culture.
Knowing God: Formality and Customs (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughClothing and hair length signal and reflect areas of rebellion, defiled attitudes, and spiritual health, providing a barometer of a person's character.
The Spirit of Babylon (Part Two)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeDespite Inanna's marriage to a god named Dumuzi, she still took lovers whenever she wished—she would not be constrained by the divine order of marriage.
Even From My Youth
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSolomon teaches that childhood and youth are vanity, and that having fun while forgetting God may create flawed character and permanent sorrow.
The Beatitudes, Part One: The Sermon on the Mount
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe Sermon on the Mount is as vitally important today as when Christ preached it. It contains the way we are to live as God's representatives on this earth.
The Colossian Heresy and Laodiceanism
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughColossae and Laodicea were susceptible to fast-talking teachers, whose plausible words eroded the true Gospel in favor of pagan thought and practice.
The Real Solution to Baggy Pants
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughTo combat this trend, several communities have proposed bans on baggy or saggy pants. The ACLU says they are racially discriminatory. Here's what all are missing.
Grow Up!
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughThe age of maturity used to be somewhere between 18 and 21 but it has steadily risen past college graduation to the threshold of a person's fourth decade.
What does CGG believe regarding cosmetics? dress lengths? hair lengths? men wearing earrings? tattoos?
Frequently Asked QuestionsAs we grow in the grace and knowledge of God—becoming more humble, modest and holy—our involvement with such questionable practices should disappear.