Ten Things I Wish I’d Known When I Was 21

You might think you’re smart when you get out of college, but I suggest that the real education is only just the beginning. By Mark Rutland In an Amish kitchen in Bird-in-Hand, Pa., in the heart of Dutch country, I saw a sign I’ll never forget: “Too soon old,...

Why Atheists Are So Angry at Military Chaplains

Mikey Weinstein’s group, the Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF), is at it again. This time MRFF has attacked a chaplain stationed at Joint Base Elemendorf-Richardson in Alaska for having the temerity to write an article on a base website page called...

Lack of Fire: The True Crisis in the Contemporary Charismatic Churc

The biggest problem in the contemporary charismatic Pentecostal church of America is certainly not “strange fire.” It is the lack of fire—Holy Spirit fire, divine fire, the fire of visitation, the fire of Pentecost. Is there some “strange fire” in our midst, some...

Six Steps Out of Your Religious Box

Whenever I visit my friend Lewis Lee, a pastor in Baltimore, I end up on the streets. That’s because Lewis is never content to keep his congregation cooped up inside their church. Every month he takes them downtown to feed homeless people at a park near Johns Hopkins...

After Zimmerman Verdict, Christians Must Stand Their Ground

The Bible records Paul’s message to young Timothy to encourage and exhort the church with a final word in Ephesians 6:10-17. The first component is to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. We must understand the challenging times facing America at...