The Coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world. The suffering is great, growing, and the question “How can a loving God allow this?” is increasingly on people’s minds. If God is Love, how is this loving? It’s a great question with a somewhat unsatisfying answer. The traditional Christian response is unsatisfying because of a clash […]
Loving God and Living Aloha includes being a blessing to the local community. One of the ways we seek to do this is through acts of service. We are also a young church without a tradition of service projects and limited numbers of people able to commit. Consequently we are partnering with and assisting other […]
Christ Church is moving! In March of 2019 we started monthly services in the home of our first members. In September we are moving into the Maunawili Room of the Royal Hawaiian Golf Club. The location of the Golf Club is breathtaking. It is located in Kailua in a valley accessed directly from the Pali. […]
Trust and hope are the compass of our soul. Our Soul Compass guides us in our journey through life. When people say things like “live life in reference to God” it means that their hope is in God and they are seeking to live lives that reflect this primary commitment. A way of thinking about […]
The Holy Spirit pours God’s Love into our hearts Joy filled christian living occurs where Hope and Aloha meet. Aloha is a word with many layers of meaning, among them is love. As our hope in Christ grows our Aloha for others increases also. Hope in Christ results in Aloha. You do not need to […]
A joke told to men about to marry by already married men goes something this. “The two most important words in marriage are ‘yes dear’. The three most important words are ‘I’m sorry dear’. Say the three most important words at least once a month. You’re guilty of something so just say it.” All relationships […]
Ever wonder where the church got the idea for an annual calendar of feasts and fasts? Most of the worlds christians follow a church calendar. It would be nice if we all followed the same one but we do not. The two main calendars are those followed by the Eastern Church and the Western Church. […]
Grace is a word that Christians use to describe the gift of God’s love in their lives. It is forgiveness. It is strength to live life differently. It is the consoling presence of our Lord in times of difficulty and distress. We cannot earn this gift. We cannot command this gift. We can only receive […]
Aloha is more than a greeting. It has many layered meanings. One meaning is “love”. Love is Jesus’ measure of a christian community. “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you […]
In my last post entitled Closeness to God, I discussed God’s desire that we “draw near”, sin as the main factor that often blocks intimacy with God, and our hope in Christ. In this post I will discuss building a foundation of prayer that includes daily private prayer, weekly congregational worship, and touch on the […]