12-Dec-03

Spirit and Truth

by David C. Grabbe
...Written by Joe Kovacs, "Christmas in America becomes battleground" reveals the pagan origins of this esteemed tradition and demonstrates why increasing numbers of "fundamentalist Christians" are realizing that one cannot "put Christ" back into something in which He never was. ...

05-Dec-03

Apologies to C.S. Lewis

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Dear Bollix, Just a short note to congratulate you on the wonderful job you are doing overseeing the American religious landscape. ...

21-Nov-03

Expanding Government

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
"Government, government everywhere" fairly summarizes last week's essay, and we could add, "not an innocent in sight. ...

14-Nov-03

Ubiquitous Government

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
In today's America, government is everywhere. ...

07-Nov-03

Expecting More

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
..."The Rosenthal Effect," as it is widely known, states that the expectations of a mentor do influence the performance of those he teaches, although the manner in which he conveys his expectations is oftentimes difficult to substantiate. ...

31-Oct-03

What's With Education Today?

by Martin G. Collins
Statistics show that the more education an American citizen has, the more likely he will support such human perversions as abortion and homosexuality. ...

24-Oct-03

Grow Up!

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
The days of our lives are seventy years; and if by reason of strength they are eighty years, yet their boast is only labor and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. ...

03-Oct-03

Merit

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Most of us probably remember the series of commercials run on television several years ago by a financial services company with the tagline, "We make our money the old-fashioned way: We earn it. ...

12-Sep-03

Sowing and Reaping

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Two years ago yesterday, tens of millions of Americans were glued to their televisions, watching the terror and its aftermath in New York City, Washington, DC, and Pennsylvania. ...

05-Sep-03

America First?

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Most of us have heard country singer Lee Greenwood's most famous song, "Proud to Be an American. ...

29-Aug-03

What Does It Say? (2003)

by Martin G. Collins
For weeks now debate has raged over whether the Ten Commandments monument in the Alabama courthouse should be removed. ...

15-Aug-03

Power

by David C. Grabbe
If there is calamity in a city, will not the LORD have done it? (Amos 3:6) ...

08-Aug-03

Arnold, Messiah?

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
The big story over the last few days has been the "surprise" candidacy of movie superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger for governor of California. ...

01-Aug-03

In Defense of Marriage

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
In the last few weeks, we have witnessed a firestorm of controversy surrounding the institution of marriage. ...

18-Jul-03

In What Way Have We Wearied Him?

by Martin G. Collins
On a national radio talk show this week, the host interviewed a young man who had written a book at age 17 about ex-President Bill Clinton's immoral influence on America's youth. ...

11-Jul-03

Intrinsic Governmental Corruption

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
The "big news" of the past week or so has been the revelation that a major plank in President Bush's reasons for invading Iraq to liberate its citizens from its dictator, Saddam Hussein, was based on a forgery. ...

04-Jul-03

I'll Tax Your Feet

by Martin G. Collins
A news headline this week reads, "7 States Begin Fiscal Year With No Budget. ...

27-Jun-03

What Will It Take?

by David C. Grabbe
Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States of America removed the ban on homosexual sex. ...

13-Jun-03

Music and Cultural Freefall

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Cable television's VH1 published the results of its survey of the "100 Greatest Songs of the Past 25 Years," hailing Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" as its number one. ...

06-Jun-03

Equilibrium

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
God has endowed His creation with a self-adjusting mechanism that, unless altered by cataclysmic forces, brings things back to a state of equilibrium. ...

30-May-03

Putting Out Flawed Study Practices

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
As managing editor of Forerunner magazine, I occasionally receive unsolicited articles from readers who want their work published. ...

23-May-03

Reasons for Optimism

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Are you generally up or down? Is your glass half-full or half-empty? Do you believe "all things work together for good" (Romans 8:28) or "all is vanity and grasping for the wind" (Ecclesiastes 2:17)?

09-May-03

Falling Leaves

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Part of my responsibilities entails a great deal of reading of news and comment. ...

02-May-03

You Fight and War

by Martin G. Collins
While suffering under the tyrannical, secular regime of Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi people were more personally free from the murderous, religious radicals of the various Islamic sects. ...

25-Apr-03

Ditzy Chicks

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
I wish I did not have to be so negative about this, but I keep discovering additional proof that "people are stupid" is a true statement. ...

11-Apr-03

Deception by Silence

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Just today, The New York Times broke the story that CNN kowtowed to Saddam Hussein's regime, agreeing to ignore stories of brutality so that the "news" network could keep its Baghdad bureau open. ...

04-Apr-03

Always an Angle

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
One of the most conspicuous features of the now-two-week-old war in Iraq is the flood of information that has poured from Baghdad, Washington, London, Qatar, New York City, and various points in between. ...

28-Mar-03

Those Who Suffer

by Martin G. Collins
In observing the news coverage for the last week and a half, I am not quite sure whether I am being informed about the blow-by-blow events of a war, a boxing match, or a football game. ...

21-Mar-03

Cutting Off the Snake's Head

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
As anyone can see on television, the war is on and progressing to the Bush administration's satisfaction. ...

14-Mar-03

Squandering Opportunity

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Most of America has been paying attention to the ins and outs of the "War on Terror" or "Showdown With Saddam. ...

07-Mar-03

Called to Liberty

by Martin G. Collins
The 18th-century German philosopher, Immanuel Kant, surmised, "Freedom is the birthright of man; it belongs to him by right of his humanity, in so far as this consists with every other person's freedom. ...

28-Feb-03

Balls and Strikes

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
When I awoke this morning, I actually remembered my dream. ...

21-Feb-03

Public Schools and Teaching Character

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
At an October 2002 Hillsdale College seminar, former Secretary of Education, Drug Czar, and The Book of Virtues author William J. ...

14-Feb-03

A Culture in Freefall

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Not too long ago, Americans could sneer across the Atlantic at the abysmal state of European moral standards. ...

31-Jan-03

What to Believe?

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Occasionally, I receive Internet surveys from a reputable polling company. ...

24-Jan-03

A Little Hypocritical?

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
The news has been rather slow this past week or so, and here in Charlotte, the weather has grabbed the headlines for the last few days. ...

10-Jan-03

Step Into 'The Twilight Zone'

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
Some of the most thought-provoking television ever (an oxymoron) appeared on the weekly installments of Rod Serling's "The Twilight Zone. ...

03-Jan-03

'Like All the Nations'

by Richard T. Ritenbaugh
American schools used to teach history. ...