That night in September 1988 was Casson’s first inkling that something — or Someone — was out there orchestrating the events of his life. “The only reason I’m not on death row is that God intervened.”

Our calling as followers of Christ is not to “fix” the mentally ill, but to follow Jesus into relationship with them.

Between Christ’s birth and 1914, Christianity grew into a sizable 30 percent of the Middle East’s population. Today, Christians account for just 3 percent of the region’s population.

Drones have killed some bad people in recent years: Libyan tyrant Moammar Gadhafi, al-Qaida’s Anwar al-Awlaki, terrorists in Afghanistan and Pakistan — all without putting their operators in harm’s way.

We spent a few minutes chatting with Garriott about how God is using the PCA’s Ministry to State to change lives in seats of power across the globe.

Shepherding God’s people as a full-time pastor is often hard and lonely. But for minority pastors serving Caucasian congregations, the job can also be complicated.

Christmas is not over yet.

While our rushed, retail-driven culture wants to start the Christmas season in October and end it on Dec. 26, the traditional church calendar extends Christmas until Epiphany.

Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) has started a new chapter at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan.

The Santa Claus story is simple and attractive: be good and get great toys on Christmas morning. Christians tell a better story and receive a better gift. But is the basic story clear and simple in our minds?

Jane Patete has loved and served the PCA throughout her life.