NYC Firehouse Captain Led by Example

The book Firehouse, by David Halberstam, tells of Manhattan's Firehouse 40/35, from which 13 men responded on September 11th and only one returned. ...

"Gladiator": Power of Jesus' Name

Set in A.D. 180, Gladiator tells the story of General Maximus Decimus Meridius (played by Russell Crowe), who was about to be given reigning authority ...

FBI Agent Denied Pizza Delivery

In 1993 FBI agents conducted a raid of Southwood psychiatric hospital in San Diego, which was under investigation for medical insurance fraud. After hours ...

Submission versus Subjugation

Submission is not subjugation. Subjugation turns a person into a thing, destroys individuality, and removes all liberty. Submission makes a person become ...

Access through Jesus' Name

I was traveling from Boston to Denver, and the departure area for my flight was buzzing with stern-looking men in dark suits talking into their lapels. ...

Really Bad Predictions

In a recent article in The Futurist magazine, writer Laura Lee catalogues some of the worst predictions of all time:

"Inventions have long since reached ...

Brad Pitt on Freedom

In Rolling Stone, Chris Heath discusses religion with mega-movie star Brad Pitt:

There is one subject he refers to time and time again, and that is religion. ...

Bruce Willis on Morality

Actor Bruce Willis offers his opinion on church teachings about morality:

[Organized religion] used to hang the whole thing on one hook. If you don’t ...

Religious Pace Setters

For the first time in American history, whatever is happening in religion is being driven by the media instead of ecclesiastical institutions.

Tainted Spirituality

When you look at our history, it is no wonder that spirituality is so often treated with suspicion, and not infrequently with outright hostility. For ...