Ask PJ QUESTION: Do you think it's necessary to attend church to keep the Sabbath?One of the things that I love about attending church is being able to see my extended "family" and catch up on the lives of the youth in my life. At church we're able to sp... Read more
Feed My Sheep The Master gazed at his protege and smiled, remembering how it had begun.He recalled the bushy-headed, eager, impulsive young man, in which he saw great potential—for good, and for disaster. Along with a strong will there was the unmistakably impu... Read more
Ask PJ QUESTION: Do I have a responsibility to tell a family member or friend if they are doing something wrong?Wow, what a question. This is a tough one.Two stories come to mind. The first is in Genesis 4 of Cain who had done something wrong. God asked ... Read more
Products in Perspective God didn't mean a lot to her. And Sabbath? Sabbath—church was expected in her family. However, given a choice, she likely wouldn't go.Haley turned in her senior proposal (another expectation) and presented it to the academy staff. Although she did... Read more
Unsung Heroes She was an artist, botanist, nurse, counselor, author and friend. She didn't make it into any headlines. No media pundits shouted her story. No tabloid followed her every move. Her 5-foot, 2-inch stature and what it contained is not immortalized i... Read more
If I ask for forgiveness, am I forgiven? If I ask for forgiveness, am I forgiven?I believe the devil uses two tools to trip us in the journey of forgiveness: failure and guilt. If he can either make us believe that God can't forgive our mistakes or continue to bring our failures to mind ... Read more
Can You Spare Any Change? Change is all around us this time of year. Bulbs are sprouting, politicians are spouting, and I've added a few more gray hairs to my thinning thatch. I do not always welcome change. Moving from a comfortable chair by the fire is not my first choic... Read more
Do you always practice what you preach? The thing I love about teenagers is you get right to the point. You leave no wiggle room to hedge or fudge!So here's my answer: "No, absolutely not." You see, I preach "Be kind to one another," and yet I get frustrated with my wonderful children a... Read more
Cultured or Curdled? I suppose you could chalk it up to collegiate shenanigans. Three boys in a room, barely past the teen years, with an inordinate amount of time on their hands, don't always add up to maturity.One of our threesome got up early each morning for work.... Read more
