Has America Gone Crazy? (Part Three)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThose being molded by today's education system lack the historical context to permit them to grasp how it is twisting their impressionable minds.
Has America Gone Crazy? (Part Two)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThe word 'crazy' comes from the image of an object full of cracks. It implies that a crazy person is so untrustworthy that he must be handled with caution.
Has America Gone Crazy? (Part One)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughAmerica today resembles pre-revolution France. Like other mass movements, America's civil war drums are beaten by leaders in government, religion, and education.
Indifference and Offering
Sermonette by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the thesis of Eric Hoffer's book, The True Believer, agrees that all mass movements share a cluster of similar characteristics. Although Herbert W. Armstrong, through his advertising acumen, was able to create in a peoples' minds a hope for radical change for their personal benefit, that hope was …
Our Hope
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughOur hope is based on having a living Savior. At times we are discouraged and overwhelmed, but God has not left us—though unseen, He is in the trials with us.
The Nones and the True Believers
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the work The True Believers of the self-educated philosopher Eric Hoffer, an individual who was blinded as a result of an accident at early age, but then miraculously recovered his sight. Worried that he may go blind again, Eric Hoffer began voraciously reading, never stopping until right before …