In Violence We Trust

The tragic shooting at Virginia Tech has left us numb. It is difficult to understand how such a horrific event could take place with no apparent meaning behind it. It does not appear that Seung-Hui Cho had any personal grudge against the students he killed. His act...

Virginia Tech: It’s About Us

Reeling from the shock of another senseless act of violence, we search for “reasons” to comfort ourselves. We seem to feel safer if we can find someone or something to blame. People blame the legal system, gun dealers, the media, psychiatrists and school...

Asking Why

Just add this one to the topics I must have missed in seminary: “horrible human disasters and how to deal with them.” Recent events at Virginia Tech have certainly affected the Calvary congregation. Specifically, three families in our church have members...

Tragedy at Virginia Tech

By now everyone knows about the tragedy at Virginia Technical University in Blacksburg, Va., where, on Monday, a student shot 32 people before killing himself. I have not immediately blogged on this because I wanted to digest it. Although the United States seems...