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What Makes a Civilization Great?

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

A culture or a nation that employs the strongman principle of government may have a colorful history, but it will never amount to a truly great civilization.


How Far Have We Really Come?

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

We like to think of ourselves living in the most advanced civilization that has ever graced this fair planet. But we should define 'advanced.'


The Thin, Frail Line

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans descended into a 'pre-industrial' condition. Then the thin, frail line between civilization and anarchy began to crumble.


The Spirit of Babylon (Part One)

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

An ancient, Babylonian description of Eden and a goddess reveals an influential spirit that has endured the millennia to ensnare the present Western world.


The Spirit of Babylon

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

The Spirit of Babylon is couched in brazen outlook of the goddess Inanna/Ishtar, the femme fatale who asserted her free will to overcome the influence of Eden.


Just Under the Skin

Commentary by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The veneer of civility that covers civilization is thin, hardly able to conceal our carnal nature. That nature turns violent seemingly at the drop of a hat.


Globalism (Part One): Founded on Fear and Faithlessness

'Prophecy Watch' by Charles Whitaker

What is globalism? Where is it headed? Does it have a balancing counterpart? Who is driving it? What does it have to do with the prophecies of the end time?


What's So Bad About Babylon? (2003) (Part 1)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The world's political, religious, economic, and cultural systems pose a danger to God's people, but God wants us to work out His plan within the Babylonian system.


Hebrews (Part Thirteen)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Abraham, the father of the faithful, did not have a blind faith; it was based upon observation of God's proven track record of faithfulness.


If You Do Not Obey My Voice

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

America's infrastructure, educational standards, and economy, etc. are beginning to flag, largely from disobedience to God's laws and squandering blessings.