<span class="vcard">Richard Ritenbaugh</span>
Richard Ritenbaugh

Words Matter

Dr. Jon D. Payne has written an excellent article, “Words Matter: Recovering Godly Speech in a Culture of Profanity,” on the rampant use of foul language in our society. I have also noticed just how pervasive it is throughout our culture, with many of the four-letter words we were punished …

Little Choices

This CGG Weekly essay first appeared on October 19, 2012. Before the political left hijacked the term choice, its philosophical meaning was “an individual’s freedom to determine the moral course of his own life.” This is, of course, what theologians and philosophers call “free moral agency” or “free will.” God …

Dating Christ’s Birth

This piece was first published on December 27, 2013, as a CGG Weekly essay. Despite the continuing secularization of our society, people remain fascinated and curious about the historical basis for the life of Jesus Christ. This curiosity becomes apparent especially around the traditional holidays of Christmas and Easter, when Jesus is supposed to …