Faith and Technology
Sermonette by David C. GrabbeAs technology becomes more available, the material world threatens to crowd God out of the picture. The information age will destroy us unless we manage it.
Are Humans Becoming More Intelligent? (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins, reflecting on some of the dazzling recent accomplishments of technology, cautions us not to swallow the deceptive Satanic evolutionary hypothesis taught in our public schools that mankind is becoming smarter than ever before. While Daniel proclaimed that knowledge would increase in the end times, he did not …
No More Secrets
Commentary by Ryan McClureThe governmental intrusions into privacy, depicted by the movie Sneakers, have become a grim reality. With life online, nothing is secret.
Are Humans Becoming More Intelligent? (Part Four)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins, focusing on Romans 1:18-20, reiterates that those who refuse to acknowledge the Creation's public revelation that God exists are totally without excuse. Mankind plagiarized every one of his inventions and innovations from a design God had already patented. Recently, the copycats developed 1.) a bionic handling …
Man's Greatest Creation?
Sermonette by Bill OnisickThe current focus on fusing human brains with computerized intelligence threatens to put applied science on a collision course with God's plan for mankind.
Nothing Withheld!
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins, informing us that even though the electric automobile entered the scene concurrently with the gasoline powered car, the limited capacity of batteries forced the producers of these vehicles into bankruptcy. Over the years, engineers have improved the prospects for the electric car, lengthening battery life as they …
Puzzling Ancient Artifacts
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins, reflecting on some significant archeological findings of metal pots and utensils, tiny metallic rods, tubes, screws, and intricate microscopic artwork found in deposits of coal, granite, and feldspar all around the world, reckoned by radiocarbon dating to be at least hundreds of thousands of years old or more (if …
Children in the Era of AI (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsArtificial intelligence devices interact with children, filling the gap left by near-absentee parents. We must be aware of the potential abuse of AI.
What Is Your Social Credit Ranking?
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins points out the potential dangers of a recent trend called "social scoring"—the rating of a person's influence by such criteria as the number of social media followers on Twitter and Facebook. The effect will be to create a 'caste system," as media platforms or government bureaucrats implement …
Staying On Point
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, reflecting on our prayers for God to "bless the electronics," asks whether the marvels of modern electronics are really a God-send or something less than a blessing. Perhaps some of us need to change our thinking about electronic devices as we strive to stay awake while awaiting Christ's return. At …
Navigating the Third Wave
'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. RitenbaughHuman civilization has experienced two major sociological ages since the beginning of its appearance on the earth. Currently we are in transition to the third age or Third Wave, which has frightening prophetic consequences. However, it's the Fourth Wave, God's soon-coming Kingdom, we need to catch!
Children in the Era of AI (Part Two)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsAs AI toys befriend children, parents should be alarmed about the values these virtual assistants are teaching them. AI has officially become a religion.
Are Humans Becoming More Intelligent? (Part Two)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins warns against accepting the secularist doctrine that technology demonstrates the primacy of human intelligence over anything else. If we measure intelligence as the ability to adequately respond to challenging situations, humans are faring no better than ancient civilizations. As a matter of fact, archeology has …
Another Mark of the Beast
Commentary by David F. MaasBig Tech is creating a new mode of governance through which data analytics are used to create algorithms that decide rewards and punishment for targeted behaviors.
A Light To The World
Commentary by Mark SchindlerMark Schindler, maintaining that our response to the evil of the world sets us apart as the light of the world, cautions us not to abandon our children to the custody of interactive smartphones or iPads. In 1989, Charles Krauthammer warned that we are moving into extremely dangerous times and that we ought not abandon our …
Contemporary Primitivism
CGG WeeklyOur age is more technologically advanced than any that man has previously known. ...
A Famine Of The Word (Part One)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins, reviewing the process of how God's Word has been preserved and distributed—on media ranging from animal skins to papyrus to the printed word to the internet—warns that sinister forces have reared their ugly heads to censor the Word of God, calling it intolerant, malicious hate speech. In recent years, …
Globalism (Part One): Founded on Fear and Faithlessness
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles WhitakerCharles Whitaker begins a series of articles on globalism. What is it? 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?
Cash No Longer King?
Commentary by Bill OnisickBill Onisick, addressing the concerns of some that cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, et al.) promoted by PayPal and other platforms may lead one to inadvertently accept the Mark of the Beast (Revelation 13:16-18), assures God's people that technological progress does not equate with Satan's rebellious attitude, which is the real mark of …
Things We Won't Get Rid Of
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughThe United States is of major concern to the world's nations because they witness America's profligate spending and realize that their economic futures are precariously linked to the American economic system. Americans cannot discipline themselves to go without, clinging to portable computers, high-speed internet, smart phones, …
Beware the Second Flood (Part Two)
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeOur minds adapt to what we focus on. We can damage or even destroy faith through abuse or neglect. Without being refreshed in what He says, faith weakens.
Michael Crichton and End-Time Disasters
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, reflecting on the literary works of Michael Crichton, a former student of science, suggests that Crichton perennially asked the questions, "Do these scientists know what they are doing?" "Are they aware of the long-term effects and potential dangers?" and "Who will ultimately …
Vision (Part Two)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughWe must protect ourselves from toxic information overload by keeping the vision of our calling in front of us, living for the future. We cannot be distracted.
Indistractable
Commentary by Bill OnisickSocial media, text messages, e-mails, websites and blogs are competing for our time, eroding our attention spans and exhausting our ability to concentrate.
Are Humans Becoming More Intelligent? (Part Three)
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins, reflecting on the Creation account in Genesis, notices evidence of patterns suggesting an artist systematically filling a canvas, populating it according to a certain order of species equipped to multiply. Mankind, the highest rung of physical Creation, has always displayed a knack for genius-level intelligence, …
Out of Control
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh indicates the phrase in Daniel 12:4 about 'running to and fro' could apply both to literal speedy travel and feeling overwhelmed, both interpretations directly influenced by technology. Even with technology, diversity and multiculturalism create insoluble problems. Diverse cultures separate peoples, causing …
The Days of Noah
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughBefore the flood, Satan had attempted to corrupt mankind, probably through massive demonic possession. The same demonic threat will occur at the end-time.
Engage!
Sermonette by Joseph B. BaityOur daily social interaction has become digital rather than flesh and blood. Social media has divided us into media ghettos. Society has become disengaged.
Does God Exist?
Herbert W. Armstrong BookletCan the existence of God be scientifically proved? Can we know whether God can possess MIND power? Is it rational to believe in God?
Take the Red Pill
Sermonette by Bill OnisickIf we were to consciously monitor our thoughts, we would be appalled about the percentage of our day that we are exclusively wrapped up in ourselves.
The Handwriting Is on the Wall (1994)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughWithout God's Spirit, mankind is guided by another spirit, leading to destructive consequences, made all the more menacing by increased technological capabilities.
Our Spiritual Reality
Sermonette by Bill OnisickNeither virtual reality nor spiritual reality can be seen with the naked eye—the first requires equipment, and the second requires eyes of faith.
Invisible Algorithms
CGG Weekly by Steven SkidmoreIn 2011, Eli Pariser, CEO of viral content website Upworthy, gave a TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) Talk discussing what he called "filter bubbles" and their impact ...
The Beginning of History
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles WhitakerCharles Whitaker asserts that, if there is a defining element of the American or Western zeitgeist, it is the belief that history is progress: Mankind, along with his nature and governments, is on an inevitable course of advancement. This evolutionary mindset (called Endism) posits that human nature is evolving into a better …
A Bed Too Short (Part 1)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles WhitakerCharles Whitaker warns that our society is too connected with the present, too enamored of technology, too surfeited on abundance to pay attention to lessons from history or the basic laws of cause and effect. Our technology will not allow us to advance beyond consequences. What we sow we will reap. Our sins will eventually find …
Don't Be Indifferent
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughThe frightful Trumpet Plagues are coming on the world because of the breaking of covenants on the part of people who should have known better.
Are We Happy?
Sermonette by Ronny H. GrahamThe inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness can only be realized when we live in gratitude for Our Creator's purpose for us.
One Answer to Distractions
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, quoting from efficiency expert or "business chaos crusher" Dave Crenshaw, urges that distractions and interruptions caused by phone, e-mail, computers, or texting, are detrimental to productivity and to the operating a business at a profit. The average worker is interrupted 15 times per hour, 120 times …
The Zeitgeist of Suicide (Part Two): Causes and Results of Rejecting True Values
'Prophecy Watch' by Charles WhitakerWhat are the causes—moral, social, and technological—behind the new demographic realities? Perhaps more importantly, what will be their consequences? Charles Whitaker spotlights the value of children to society—one that is increasingly ignored in this age of materialism.
A Bed Too Short (Part 2)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Charles WhitakerCharles Whitaker reiterates that Americans [and all of Israel], living well on credit, and enamored with the apparent blessings of technology , have deceived themselves thinking they have "advanced beyond [the ] consequences" of God's Law. Because morality has been left out of the economic equation, we are reaping the …
Learning the Right Things (Part Two)
Commentary by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, reiterating the highly important principle that the lessons a child learns early will impact them years later (Proverbs 22:6), states that this principle has society-wide meaning as well. If parents have not assumed their rightful roles as the gatekeepers of their children's culture, other philosophies will …
Handwriting Is On The Wall (2019)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughRichard Ritenbaugh, delivering the keynote address to the 2019 Feast of Tabernacles, continues the tradition of alluding to the expression "the handwriting is on the wall," a terror-filled message notifying the prideful and decadent Babylonian king, Belshazzar, that God would end his rule that night. A similar fate …
Addiction and Self-Control
CGG Weekly by Richard T. RitenbaughGod does not view addictions as 'diseases' or 'genetic predisposition,' which absolve the individual of responsibility. Addictions are the result of sinful choices.
Psalm 8: God's Majesty
Sermonette by Ted E. BowlingTed Bowling, reflecting upon David's awe of the firmament in Psalm 8, a clear witness of the glory and existence of God from the beginning of time. Paradoxically, the self-evident revelation of the lawfulness and majesty of Creation has been denigrated to a Satanic inspired education system, high-jacking objective science, …
Disintegration
CGG Weekly by David C. GrabbeOur advanced communications, which have allowed globalism, are also bringing about tribalism. Rather than uniting everyone, they are dividing.
Censorship and Political Correctness
Commentary by Martin G. CollinsMartin Collins, highlighting examples of political correctness, the use of inclusive diction and the disuse of "sexist" language (e.g., police officer instead of policeman), warns of Microsoft's new AI-based software ("Ideas in Word") designed to make writing not only grammatically but also politically …
You Are What You Choose
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, focusing upon the statement of Almighty God in Psalm 50 that He needs absolutely nothing from us, proclaims God's absolute sovereignty and power over everything. Surprisingly, mankind refuses to acknowledge God in their daily dealings. Unfortunately, mankind will marshal their 'brilliance' and 'intelligence' in …
Preparing to Rule!
'Personal' from John W. RitenbaughHave you ever considered what it will be like right after Christ returns? What will you do, as a king, to help and govern the people placed under you?
How to Combat Future Shock
Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh focuses upon a phenomenon described by Alvin Toffler as Future Shock, a stressful malady caused by an inability to accommodate or adjust to rapid change. Over-stimulation and rapid change (accompanied by the death of permanence) eventually produces apathy and future shock. The antidote to future shock (or …
Preparing to Rule (1993)
Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. RitenbaughJohn Ritenbaugh, reflecting upon themes covered in previous sermons and sermonettes, including commitment and our ultimate goal of becoming a member of the God family, explores sanctification as both a state and a process - a time period between justification and glorification during which overcoming, purification, and holiness …
