In December 2011, when news that a police officer had been shot and that the suspect was somewhere on the campus of Virginia Tech (VT), many immediately dreaded a repeat of the April 2006 shooting there that left 32 people dead, including 26 students.

Does God care about my neighbor’s health? Do my concerns mirror his?

Some 2,000 years ago, an unexpected event at a grave changed the world forever.

Upon hearing the term “RV,” we picture a retired couple happily cruising America’s highways in a large vehicle, enjoying scenic vistas and reaping the rewards from decades of hard work. But soon an eager group of PCA members and friends will give new meaning to the expression Recreational Vehicle.

Paul Harbison considers himself an educator – it’s just that his classroom has no thermostat. It has no walls either. In fact, his classroom is nature itself, loudly proclaiming God’s glory to all who will listen.

God treasures the great things His children do for the kingdom: the martyrs, the pastors, the missionaries who give up everything. But He also treasures the little things that often go unnoticed, at least by us.

“If policy makers are concerned about poverty, crime, child well-being, rising economic inequality, and the fiscal limits of the contemporary welfare state, they should recognize that the nation’s retreat from marriage is closely connected to all of these issues.”

My favorite Christmas movie is, unquestionably, Frank Capra’s 1946 feel-good flick “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed play George and Mary Bailey, a happy couple living a life of genteel poverty in the small American town of Bedford Falls.

When I wrote Future Grace my aim was to show that, in the Bible, motivation for obedience to Jesus is never said explicitly to be gratitude.