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In the Wake of an Unnatural Disaster (Part One)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

The past 70 years has seen a systematic undermining of morality by humanists, and a bizarre redefinition as to what constitutes normal and abnormal.


In the Wake of an Unnatural Disaster (Part Three)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Satan has been so successful that we are living in the midst of a culture in which the vast majority are unable to critically appraise ideas.


Katrina, Rita, Trumpets, and Judgment

Sermonette by John W. Ritenbaugh

God exercised incredible restraint and mercy considering the magnitude of our national sins. Natural disasters should lead us all to reflect and repent.


Great Earthquakes

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

As God's patience with modern Israel is tried, the likelihood of major earthquakes in North America may be dramatic and devastating.


Power

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

During Amos' day, people were busy making money, being entertained, and practicing their religion. But God was also busy—sending famines, droughts, and epidemics.


Fukushima: Aftermath and Implications

'WorldWatch' by David C. Grabbe

History shows that an energy crisis can strike at the very core of Japan's existence and cause it to respond in dramatic ways to guard its energy lifeline.


Bugs and Beasts

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Through Amos, God shows us that He uses natural disasters to show His displeasure. If we believe that God is Creator, we should ask ourselves why things occur.


Sowing and Reaping

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

In the days after 9-11, a few brave souls linked the tragedy to America's increasingly immoral lifestyle, but many of these people were shouted down.


Every Which Way But Up

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

In all the shouting, one kind of voice is noticeably absent - or perhaps downed out. How many commentators have troubled to retain God in their thoughts?


Divine Intervention

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Secular Americans snicker at insurance policies that refer to hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and other natural disasters as 'acts of God.'


The Great Wave and God

CGG Weekly by John W. Ritenbaugh

Is it not galling, indeed angering, that renowned people from the world of Christianity cannot give a forthright and true answer straight from God's Book?


Melting with Fervent Heat

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Nuclear reactors are melting with fervent heat, anticipating the ultimate fate of our planet. Scripture is replete with images of melting and destruction.


Was the Wave a Warning?

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

Is there a reason the nations of southern and southeastern Asia have been so affected, yet those of modern Israel were relatively unharmed?


Drought and Fire

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

A few weeks have passed since the wall-to-wall coverage of the devastating fires in Colorado and Arizona. ...


Sky Like Iron, Earth Like Bronze

'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Just about half of the continental United States suffers under severe drought conditions. And lack of water is not the only thing we need to worry about.


Responding to Catastrophe

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

How are we going to react when the next disaster strikes our area? Are we going to gripe and complain? Are we going to sit and wait for somebody to help us?


A Dry and Weary Land

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

Drought has perennially been evidence of God's displeasure toward people who have blatantly forsaken Him for false gods.


Your Land Shall Not Yield Its Produce

'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Western world is heavily dependent on its ability to produce food. Bible prophecy predicts that famine will be part of the end-time scenario.


Is God to Blame?

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

The 9/11 bombings were tragic and terrible. Some have since asked, 'Was God involved? Is He to blame?' These tough questions have challenging answers.


Preparing for Bad Times (Part 2)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

To assume that God will take care of us without our making an effort to provide for ourselves is a dangerous presumption.


Hands That Hang Low

Sermon by Mark Schindler

Those caught in the throes of chronic depression, unable to cope with the stress of horrendous events, need the sympathetic understanding of brethren.


This Past Week's Experiences

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

CGG emerged on the other side of the cyber Red Sea completely dry with no losses. God's intervention was apparent.


The Sixth Seal

'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

The Sixth Seal of Revelation foretells of the sun turning black and the moon turning red, stars falling, and a terrible earthquake that moves mountains.


Prepare to Meet Your God! (The Book of Amos) (Part One)

Booklet by John W. Ritenbaugh

The book of Amos is an astounding prophecy, closely paralleling the conditions in the Western world today. Amos reveals how unrighteousness undermines society.


Amos (Part Fourteen)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

Amos indicts rampant, dishonest practices, placing gain above honesty, morality, or ethics, and arrogantly and covetously exploiting the needy for profit.


The End Is Not Yet

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God's people do a disservice to the cause of truth when they allow the media-hype to trigger a false hope about Jesus Christ's return being imminent.


The Book of Joel (Part One)

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

When Joel describes the devastating locust plagues, instead of promising a silver lining on a very black cloud, he says things are going to get intensely worse.


What Will It Take?

CGG Weekly by David C. Grabbe

What would have to happen for us to wake up and, instead of rolling over and going back to sleep, actually turn back to God with the entirety of our being?


The End Is Not Yet

'Prophecy Watch' by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

We must make sure that our understanding and interpretation of natural disasters and heavenly spectacles align with what the Bible says about them.


Looking Forward (Part 1)

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

The church may fear that the Lord is delaying His coming, and scoffers make the seeming delay worse. However, God is giving people opportunity for repentance.


The Handwriting Is on the Wall (2005)

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The family is under savage attack, with more and more children born out of wedlock. With the destruction of the family, we are witnessing the death of the U.S.


Faith to Carry Us to the Millennium

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Kim Myers

How do we get the faith we need to endure this present age? Living faith requires that we match hearing with productive works.


Amos (Part Thirteen)

Sermon/Bible Study by John W. Ritenbaugh

The people to whom Amos writes have the mistaken assumption that because they have made the covenant with God, they can bask in a kind of divine favoritism.


Subtly Ignoring God

Commentary by Mark Schindler

Environmentalists deny the power of Almighty God while attributing natural disasters to 'Mother Nature,' stemming from the worship of Gaia and Venus.


Is Education the Answer? (Part 3)

Commentary by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Through forgetting God, the modern nations of Israel (America, Britain, Australia, United Kingdom) are following the same pattern that doomed their forebears.