Richard Ritenbaugh

Richard pastors Church of the Great God (CGG) headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and edits Forerunner magazine, CGG Weekly, and the Berean Daily Verse and Comment, all published by CGG (https://www.cgg.org). He has been married to Beth Bulharowski since 1989, and they have four grown children and three granddaughters. He is an avid sports fan (especially of Pittsburgh sports teams), as well as an admirer of J.R.R. Tolkien and his works.

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RBV: Proverbs 13:6

Richard Ritenbaugh April 15, 2015 April 15, 2015

This Random Bible Verse made its first appearance on June 1, 2013. “Righteousness guards him whose way is blameless, But wickedness overthrows the sinner.” —Proverbs 13:6 This verse seems like a fairly straightforward statement of a truth repeated in various ways dozens, if not hundreds, of times throughout the book …

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RBV: Proverbs 1:22

Richard Ritenbaugh April 11, 2015 January 21, 2021

I published this Random Bible Verse on March 9, 2013. “How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? For scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge.” —Proverbs 1:22 These are the first lines of the cry of Wisdom addressing those “in the open squares,” “in the chief …

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RBV: John 4:10

Richard Ritenbaugh March 22, 2015 March 22, 2015

This Random Bible Verse comment hit the web on March 8, 2013. Jesus answered and said to her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” …

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RBV: Matthew 21:14

Richard Ritenbaugh March 21, 2015 March 21, 2015

“Then the blind and the lame came to Him in the temple, and He healed them.” —Matthew 21:14 After His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Jesus went to the Temple. If our Bibles contained only Mark’s gospel, we would believe that nothing other than Jesus’ ruckus with the money changers happened during that visit: …

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RBV: Matthew 24:12

Richard Ritenbaugh March 20, 2015 March 20, 2015

I wrote this Random Bible Verse comment the day after the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting, December 15, 2012. “And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.” —Matthew 24:12 That this verse “randomly” came up in the random verse generator seems none too coincidental today. Yesterday saw the …

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RBV: Matthew 6:24

Richard Ritenbaugh March 14, 2015 March 14, 2015

This Random Bible Verse comment was first published on November 23, 2012. “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” —Matthew 6:24 …

Quotation of the Day – March 10

Richard Ritenbaugh March 10, 2015 April 25, 2015

“In writing, habit seems to be a much stronger force than either willpower or inspiration. Consequently there must be some little quality of fierceness until the habit pattern of a certain number of words is established.” ~John Steinbeck

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RBV: Psalm 146:3

Richard Ritenbaugh March 7, 2015 March 7, 2015

This Random Bible Verse comment first appeared on another blog on September 3, 2012. “Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help.” —Psalm 146:3 The psalmist’s advice in this verse is an oft-repeated notion throughout Scripture. Psalm 118:8-9 reads, “It …

A Little About Me

Richard Ritenbaugh

Born a Yinzer (Pittsburgh, PA), I have spent significant time in Southern California; Columbia, SC; Chicago, IL; and now the real Queen City, Charlotte, NC, home to my family since 1992. I have been married to my wife Beth since 1989, and we have four adult children: Courtney (and her husband, Kyle), Johnny (and his wife, Brittany), Jarod, and Aric, and now four granddaughters: Lily, Eden, Olivia, and Elara! As pastor of Church of the Great God, I spend much of my time writing, editing, and speaking. I am an admirer of J.R.R. Tolkien and his works, as well as an avid fan of Pittsburgh and Carolina sports teams.

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