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  Richard Ray: Let the Lord manage your time for you

  One of the most-asked questions I receive from people who desire to serve or are currently serving as a bivocational/small-church pastor is, “How do you manage your time?”

  08/17/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  New York: More than traditions

  Student Missions Blog:  One of my Muslim friends invited me to the big end of Ramadan celebration called Eid ul-Fitr at the South Asian neighborhood at Queens Borough.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Down Home: Seeing eye-to-eye with Topanga

  Topanga and I have been experiencing a ton of together time lately. I started to say we have been enjoying a ton of together time, but that wouldn’t be correct.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Right or Wrong? ‘Protestant privilege’

  A friend says when many people talk about “freedom of religion,” they mean they want government to allow them to freely exercise their religion, but they don’t care about others’ religion. He says this has been the “Protestant privilege” for decades.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Editorial: Religion, mental health & grace

  Researchers recently documented the connection between religious activity and mental health. But a throwaway line in a report on that study provides a key to interpreting what it all means.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  2nd Opinion: Bivocational ministry is a thing of beauty

  When the spectrum of Christian ministry is considered, the majority of the people serving congregations in the role of minister do so bivocationally. Bivocational ministry is the norm. It is a thing of great beauty.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  East Asia: Blind but now I see

  Student Missions Blog: When you think of East Asia, what do you see? What do you think of? I see people desperate for hope—for something to grab onto and believe in—for truth.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Letters: Voting rights & voter ID

  I would like for someone to explain why having to show some form of ID in order to vote keeps one from voting. We have to show ID for almost every other process that keeps people from falsely participating.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  New York: Homeless but blessed

  Student Missions Blog: While walking around just outside Penn Station, my teammate, Tonya and I found Fu, a 53-year-old homeless man.

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Oklahoma: Dealing with disappointment

  Student Missions Blog: As I filled out my final report to send home to my mission coordinators, I faced a tough question: “What has been your biggest disappointment on the field?”

  08/13/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Paraguay: Hungry and thirsty for truth

  Student Missions Blog: My first night in Paraguay, I was reading in the book of Job and came across a passage in chapter 24 in which Job claims the wicked people of the world tend to be better off and not go through as much suffering as someone who is living a righteous life.

  08/10/2015 - By John Rutledge

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  Richard Ray: Learning from an innovative, creative congregation

  I had the privilege to attend Cove Korean Baptist Church in Copperas Cove, helping them celebrate 34 years of service to our Lord. This church offers worship in both Korean and English languages, all under the same roof.

  08/10/2015 - By John Rutledge