“Everybody makes choices.” When bad choices are made there are – naturally – bad consequences. Good choices always bring good consequences. An entire Pentopolis was destroyed (“The Cities of The Plains”). They never saw judgment coming. That should be a cautionary example for any individual, community, or nation that thinks “judgment will never come.” Continue reading
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We are the MBN. We pray for, with, and about each other. This is our Aloha Friday. “What? Me worry?!?!?” Continue reading
1118AFC050611 Blessings to you, Beloved, on this Aloha Friday. Today there is something I want you to see and hear. I have been hearing it for over a week. I cannot get it out of my head, and I know … Continue reading
Have you ever wondered why I call you “my Beloved?” Continue reading
1116AFC042211 Read it online here. Today is Good Friday. Today I am thinking about what happened on Good Friday in Jesus’ life. I am thinking about how and why it happened. I am thinking how you or I, how we, … Continue reading
1115AFC041511 Happy Hosanna Friday, Beloved! Today I am thinking about Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. What a wonderful story is there. We’ve heard it before, maybe seen it enacted in a movie or a play, and we have a pretty … Continue reading
1114AFC040811 Take the stone away. Read it online here. Happy Aloha Friday, Beloved. We are already at the fifth Friday of Lent, and this coming Sunday the Gospel is about Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha. The account of … Continue reading
1113AFC040111 Fourth Friday in Lent “I once was blind but now I see.” Read it online here. 1 Samuel 16:6-7, 12b-13 As Jesse and his sons came to the sacrifice, Samuel looked at Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed … Continue reading
1112AFC032511 Third Friday of Lent A blessed Aloha Friday to everyone. Before anything else, please stop for a moment right now and ask God – again – for compassion, wisdom, courage, and strength for the People of Japan as they … Continue reading
1111AFC031811 Read it online here. Aloha nui loa, Beloved. I have some news about how Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i fared in the recent tsunami at the end of this message. The scripture today comes from the traditional readings for the Second … Continue reading
