Hold onto what matters Is learning to listen to both sides of the argument becoming a lost skill? How many times have I held an belief because it fitted with my narrative? While it is entirely within God’s power to create the earth in six literal 24 hour periods, my narrative became tempered by looking…
Coming together My photos from 2013 race Today is the second 2022 Ironman World Championship event in Kona. For the first time Kona split the athletes into two groups, one race held two days ago featuring the women and some age groups. Roughly 5,000 athletes are here. The volunteer numbers to support this race is…
Inside Photo by Khamkéo Vilaysing on Unsplash What is inside our minds and emotions is not hidden from God. I often ask questions but have lessened my demand for the answers. In some Psalms you see the cry why are the righteous suffering? Why does the evil one get away with so much? It is important to then…
Shadows Noticing beauty in the midst of struggle helps us remember unrivaled beauty and order is promised in the heavenly realm. Just across from the Kona campus is a massive royal poinciana. Though it didn’t sport its fiery red blossoms at that moment, I noticed inside the tree’s deep shade, the tendrils from pink-white bougainvillea…
When you heal Two weeks have disappeared since I was visiting my home state Oregon. Soon I’ll be helping students in Truth and Transformation. They arrive on Sept 29. I love this school, it helped rewrite some erroneous thinking and revealed God’s greatness from compassion to creativity. You’ll see my coursework in this blog written…
Power of trust “Trust him with all my heart”. Struggles come in many forms. I heard Shannon’s testimony regarding her stillborn child, her family prayed before and after the baby was born for it to come back from the dead. She declared her trust during pregnancy and after the baby was buried. Shannon did trust…
Infused with the Holy Spirit Using God-given passions and talents pleases the Lord and draws people into his kingdom. The Holy Spirit came upon Bezalel when he hammered gold into lamp stands, created gold threads and embroidered them into priestly garments or the tent itself. Shaping the ark cover from one piece of gold he…
God of the stars…of all creation Imagine God in a different way. Seeing and meditating on His creation can cause bad perceptions to change. Why would the creator of the stars care so deeply, yet he does. How do you explain this earth’s existence since our sun has to be the right size, right gravitational…
Letting go of control, especially perfectionism for me is not a one time and done deal. It comes to the forefront when I realize how much I fear mistakes. Certain areas do demand full attention and effort such as driving. My perfectionism came from desiring life to be safe and comfortable. That thinking keeps…
Queens and Kings What is the attraction toward Queen Elizabeth? Or people on a pedestal as a singer, leader and so on that draws thousands of fans. Is it what they represent? Being acknowledged, having no financial lack, having power to change things? Any quest in our lives to grasp power, purpose, superiority yielded to…