Perspective New Year's Memo: We're Ending the Madness! New Year's Memo: We're Ending the Madness!Last year my children and I resolved to adopt every whale, sponsor all the freeways, and scale Everest in our "spare" time. We planned to take on global correspondences, train for extended marathons and fi... Read more ¿Deseas Estudiar la Bíblia Conmigo? ¿Cómo haces para encontrar personas que deseen estudiar la Bíblia? Le pregunté a un hermano quien me contó que tenía más de 50 personas estudiando la Bíblia con él. "Muy fácil," me dijo, "yo oro a Dios a Dios, salgo de mi casa y le pregunto a las ... Read more Jesus Wept Perhaps they had spent hours together swapping stories and experiences, carpenter stuff like mortise and tenon joints. Maybe Lazarus was pretty handy with tools too.Whatever the history, when the Master stood before the tomb, my Bible simply says,... Read more Does God really expect me to do what He asks? I think about the dad who had something to give his young son and asked him to hold out his hand. "Why?" asked the little boy with his hands firmly clasped behind his back. The father repeated his request, but the son kept asking "why"—and missed ... Read more Remembering Jere... "A prince in Israel has fallen! He left like he lived. Quietly. Graciously. With gentle dignity. Without demands or harsh words or even a frown, he surrendered himself, a tired gentleman and statesman, into the waiting arms of his Savior. Good-bye... Read more Perils of the Piously Peeved Every now and then I catch myself slipping into the role of curmudgeon, muttering about things I dislike:Supermarket express-line crashers who can't count to 15Drivers who religiously run red lightsPeople addicted to long, loud cell phone conversa... Read more Ask PJ Question: Does God even notice me?You know it's easy for teenagers to feel like no one notices them. In addition, many feel they go unnoticed by God.Well, guess what? You're not alone—many of us wonder if God is oblivious to our situation.A few we... Read more A Plan of 'Salivation' It was late in the evening. After a long and tiring trip my beloved and I finally arrived at our hotel room, famished and tired. I quickly scanned the "in-room service" menu and spied the perfect item, described by an unfamiliar term: "Crudite—An ... Read more Ask PJ Does How I Look Reveal Who I Am? There is always more to a person than the clothes they put on, the makeup they might wear or the attitude they carry.When Israel was in need of a new king, God sent Samuel on a mission to Jesse's house. You can read about it in 1 Samuel 16. He loo... Read more Beyond Political Overload In the matter of eating, my wife and I are true opposites. For her, it's the means to an end—fill the empty space and move on. A quick snack, and she's back into action. She can scarf down an entire meal while I'm buttering toast.I assure you that... Read more Ask PJ QUESTION: How Can I Avoid Temptation?That question plagues each of us every single day. The Lord's Prayer comes to mind where Jesus says, "Lead me not into temptation" (Matt. 6:13). The simple everyday answer to this question is to follow Jesus an... Read more Keeping the Light On I learned about the perils of darkness years ago, right after prayer meeting.Following the midweek service that evening, I chauffeured my family through the dark night toward the lights of home. A mile beyond the church, the road turned and ran st... Read more Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Current page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
New Year's Memo: We're Ending the Madness! New Year's Memo: We're Ending the Madness!Last year my children and I resolved to adopt every whale, sponsor all the freeways, and scale Everest in our "spare" time. We planned to take on global correspondences, train for extended marathons and fi... Read more
¿Deseas Estudiar la Bíblia Conmigo? ¿Cómo haces para encontrar personas que deseen estudiar la Bíblia? Le pregunté a un hermano quien me contó que tenía más de 50 personas estudiando la Bíblia con él. "Muy fácil," me dijo, "yo oro a Dios a Dios, salgo de mi casa y le pregunto a las ... Read more
Jesus Wept Perhaps they had spent hours together swapping stories and experiences, carpenter stuff like mortise and tenon joints. Maybe Lazarus was pretty handy with tools too.Whatever the history, when the Master stood before the tomb, my Bible simply says,... Read more
Does God really expect me to do what He asks? I think about the dad who had something to give his young son and asked him to hold out his hand. "Why?" asked the little boy with his hands firmly clasped behind his back. The father repeated his request, but the son kept asking "why"—and missed ... Read more
Remembering Jere... "A prince in Israel has fallen! He left like he lived. Quietly. Graciously. With gentle dignity. Without demands or harsh words or even a frown, he surrendered himself, a tired gentleman and statesman, into the waiting arms of his Savior. Good-bye... Read more
Perils of the Piously Peeved Every now and then I catch myself slipping into the role of curmudgeon, muttering about things I dislike:Supermarket express-line crashers who can't count to 15Drivers who religiously run red lightsPeople addicted to long, loud cell phone conversa... Read more
Ask PJ Question: Does God even notice me?You know it's easy for teenagers to feel like no one notices them. In addition, many feel they go unnoticed by God.Well, guess what? You're not alone—many of us wonder if God is oblivious to our situation.A few we... Read more
A Plan of 'Salivation' It was late in the evening. After a long and tiring trip my beloved and I finally arrived at our hotel room, famished and tired. I quickly scanned the "in-room service" menu and spied the perfect item, described by an unfamiliar term: "Crudite—An ... Read more
Ask PJ Does How I Look Reveal Who I Am? There is always more to a person than the clothes they put on, the makeup they might wear or the attitude they carry.When Israel was in need of a new king, God sent Samuel on a mission to Jesse's house. You can read about it in 1 Samuel 16. He loo... Read more
Beyond Political Overload In the matter of eating, my wife and I are true opposites. For her, it's the means to an end—fill the empty space and move on. A quick snack, and she's back into action. She can scarf down an entire meal while I'm buttering toast.I assure you that... Read more
Ask PJ QUESTION: How Can I Avoid Temptation?That question plagues each of us every single day. The Lord's Prayer comes to mind where Jesus says, "Lead me not into temptation" (Matt. 6:13). The simple everyday answer to this question is to follow Jesus an... Read more
Keeping the Light On I learned about the perils of darkness years ago, right after prayer meeting.Following the midweek service that evening, I chauffeured my family through the dark night toward the lights of home. A mile beyond the church, the road turned and ran st... Read more
