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When you use this powerfully explosive verse (and you should use it), handle it with care.

Some of the portrayals of Heaven in my novels Deadline and Dominion are surprising and unconventional.

"Supercharged with stunning, divine truth! Lightning struck over and over as I read it.” —John Piper

You raised a point, ability to experience physical pain, that is sometimes used as part of the prolife argument against abortion, but not by most.

Deception had been on my mind, off and on the back burner, for ten years.

Much of the confusion about what will take place in heaven is because most people don't think of heaven as the "New Earth." It's on the new earth that we will do earthly things. Unless teaching and writing are evil (part of the curse) or scripture says there will be no teaching or writing on the new earth, then there will be. Human beings who have bodies do things to the glory of God such as eat, drink, talk, think, communicate, rest, work, etc. so there would be writing books, reading books and teaching.

have severe bipolar disorder and am unable to go off my medication if I become pregnant. How do medications for this disorder affect pregnancy, or should I even consider having children? The situation you describe is obviously anguishing for you.  I can well imagine that the advice doctors may have given you was based on their concern that any medicine you take for your bipolar disorder would cause birth defects or irreparable harm to a pregnancy.

In the first century, Christ's followers were recognized immediately. What gave them away?

Question from a reader: I am an 8th grade student and my teacher has assigned us a reading project about any book of our choice. I have chosen to read your book Deadline. I am not the kind of person who enjoys reading very much, but your book has really caught my attention. As part of my assignment, I would like to ask you how did you come up with the idea for this story?

On this night, the encounter occurred in a place that seemed more like Hell. Mozambique was a nation in absolute chaos.

I think you should do what you can to get accurate apologetic information to your pastor that shows the Bible's reliability. 

There is a difference between being a homosexual and being a homosexual activist, just as there is a difference between having an abortion and being an abortion activist. An activist is one who publicly defends and thereby promotes the sin as a cause, who attempts to morally justify it.

Freewill offerings were commonplace in the Old Testament era. The three tithes were never the ceiling of giving, merely the floor. 

My heart goes out to you and the pain you are experiencing. You're grieving a loss right now and I’m sure you have many mixed emotions.