Is the United States a Christian Nation? (Part One)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughGovernments of men are enmity against God. Our allegiance can be only to Jesus Christ, and not to the hopelessly corrupt political systems of the world.
Can Heart and Mind Be Separate?
CGG Weekly'Tis the season of much debate over a perennial topic, the separation of church and state. It reaches a boiling point in the cold season of Christmas.
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?
Jesus, Paul, and the Christian Right
CGG Weekly by John W. RitenbaughWhat did Jesus and Paul do politically and/or socially to change people's lives in their times? The answer to that question is 'nothing.'
What Does It Say? (2003)
CGG Weekly by Martin G. CollinsDebate has raged over whether the Ten Commandments monument should be removed. Has anyone bothered lately to read what the Ten Commandments actually say?
The Whole World is Writhing
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughWherever secularism has gained ascendancy, it has attempted to bully and harass the religious elements of society by the tyranny of political correctness.
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.
Are We Really Free?
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughTrue freedom resides paradoxically in submission to Christ and to His truth; one is never truly free until he comes to this point.
The First Commandment (1997)
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughThe Ten Commandments open with the most important, the one that puts our relationship with God in its proper perspective. It is a simple but vital command.
The Commandments (Part Two)
Sermon/Bible Study by John W. RitenbaughIdolatry constitutes the fountainhead from which all other sins flow, all of which amplify obsessive self-centeredness and self-indulgence.
Is America a Christian Nation? (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughAlthough America was not founded as a Christian nation, it was designed to accommodate a sense of morality and justice based on Judean-Christian principles.
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.
God, Allah, Rick, and John
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughRick Warren, the energetic and ambitious founder of the Purpose Driven Church movement, is now seeking to syncretistically merge Islam and Christian faiths.
Apologies to C.S. Lewis
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughDear Bollix, Just a short note to congratulate you on the wonderful job you are doing overseeing the American religious landscape. When I appointed you...
A Government to Fear (Part Three)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughSecular-progressives are increasingly winning legal cases because of the enormous ignorance of the populace of both religious and civic knowledge.