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What in your life can't be shaken?

One of my favorite features in the Mid-Week newspaper that is mailed to most homes here on Oahu is "News of the Weird". The March 18, 202...

Who do you look like?

Who do you look like? Your mom or your dad? The Christian life is the process of becoming more like Jesus Christ! People often ask: “What...

The Resurrection Changes Everything!

I am still basking in the marvelous truth of the Empty Tomb! I once read an interesting novel, The Skeleton in God’s Closet, that tells t...

What was in Jeremy's Egg?

May I share with you my favorite modern-day Easter story? "What Was In Jeremy’s Egg?" (The Lesson of Easter from an Unlikely Child) is a ...

The King is Risen!

It's Thursday of Holy Week 2020. Our nation and the world are in the midst of the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Though it ...

Finding Peace in the Current Crisis

Another guest post this week. I received this via email and want to share it with you. Timely thoughts for turbulent times! Jeff Gray is ...

Living in Unprecedented Times!

We are living in unprecedented times! The Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is not only a health issue but is also having a h...

Church - The Friendliest Place in Town?

If you are a church attender, how friendly are you? Because you are the church and you help make happen what the church is and does. It's...

That Kind of Faith

Here is another exceptional insight from Max Lucado. As mentioned in an earlier post, I'm reading through his daily devotional this year,...

Four Ways to Live out of the Overflow

Last November, I shared some thoughts about Living in the Overflow. You can find that post here. I would like to build upon those thought...

What are your Top Priorities?

How are you doing in 2020? What kind of priorities have you set? Too often we travel the same roads over and over, and then wonder why we...

Get Ready to Grow!

May I share with you the Pastor's Report I wrote for the recent Annual Meeting here at Honolulu Assembly of God? While it was written for...

The Fiery Effect of God's Word in Your Heart

Rick Renner is a missionary, pastoring the Moscow Good News Church in Russia, as well as host of a TV program that can be seen, not only ...

This is a Football!

This is Football Week. Last Sunday the Pro Bowl was played in Orlando and next Sunday Super Bowl 54 will be played in Miami's Hard Rock S...

Jesus has the Last Word!

Max Lucado is an excellent author with a fresh insight in many areas. I'm reading his daily devotional this year, "God Is With You Every ...

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