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Daily writing promptDescribe an item you were incredibly attached to as a youth. What became of it?View all responses I turned 10 in October of 1986. One month prior, the OG Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was introduced to kids and adults across America. My maternal grandfather bought me an NES for my birthday and to this day, that was the most memorable gift Iâve ever opened. I actuallyâĶ
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Daily writing promptIf you had a freeway billboard, what would it say?View all responses The scenic beauty of Hawaii is fiercely protected â by the people as well as by state regulation. Hawaii is one of four states that has banned the use of billboards and large, unwieldy signs. I remember coming up against this regulation when I wanted to post a vinyl sign outside of my church to promote anâĶ
Happy New Years!
Daily writing promptWhat makes you feel nostalgic?View all responses Much has been written about the effects of AI on cognitive function. Here is a quick summary of the effects of AI on creative writing (unironically compiled using Google Gemini): reduced cognitive effort and creativity, loss of personal writing style or voice, and over-reliance on AI tools affecting confidence and skillâĶ
it's so hard to say goodbye - Obeying God's Call, Part II
itâs so hard to say goodbye â Obeying Godâs Call, Part II
Itâs official: Iâm being appointed to Parker UMC in Kaneohe, HI beginning on July 1, 2017. Â After the initial shock I find myself grateful to serve and follow after my friend and colleague, Rev. Andrew Lee, as the next pastor of Parker. Â Still, itâs so hard to say goodbye to the English Ministry of Christ UMC. Â Why is it so hard for me to say farewell? Â After thinking about this transition forâĶ
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Never Say Never: Obeying God's Call - Part I
Never Say Never: Obeying Godâs Call â Part I
April 9, 2017 | Philippians 2:5-11 | Lent 6 Today I am a pastor but I did not always want to be one.  Growing up, I told everyone within earshot that I would NEVER become a pastor.  This bold (yet inaccurate) prediction  stemmed from the fact that I resented growing up the son of a pastor.  But it was not for reasons that other PKâs (pastorâs kids) had.  The following are actual statements I haveâĶ
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Why Was Jesus Mad?
Why Was Jesus Mad?
April 2, 2017 | John 11:1-45 | Lent 5 33 When Jesus saw her weeping and saw the other people wailing with her, a deep anger welled up within him, and he was deeply troubled.34 âWhere have you put him?â he asked them. I do not envy the task of Bible translators. Â When confronted with a mysterious word in either Hebrew or Greek, they have to choose a word or phrase to accurately convey the trueâĶ
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Jesus Confronts Two Types of Blindness
Jesus Confronts Two Types of Blindness
March 26, 2017 | John 9:1-41 | Lent 4 Make it a Blockbuster Night! Back in 2000, a tech entrepreneur named Reed Hastings flew out to Dallas to meet with John Antioco, CEO of Blockbuster. Â Hastings proposed that Blockbuster purchase his fledgling DVD rental-by-mail service. Â His price tag? Â $50 million. Â Antioco, whose company was valued at nearly $3 billion and had almost no competition in theâĶ
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The End of Christian Fratricide [I have a dream]
The End of Christian Fratricide [I have a dream]
March 19, 2017 | John 4:5-42 | Lent 3 Jesusâ encounter with the Samaritan woman offers a nice bookend to the John 3 story of Nicodemus approaching Jesus in the stealth of night. Â Â One commentator called it a diptych but I donât like to cuss on my blog. Â This seems to be John (the authorâs) message: whether you are a self-assured but secretly insecure religious expert or a person of the wrongâĶ
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God wen get so plenny love an aloha
God wen get so plenny love an aloha
March 12, 2017 | John 3:1-17 | Lent 2 So, itâs been about ten days since I unplugged from social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, I Snapchat about once every 4 months so that doesnât count). Â Already, I feel a difference. Â This social media fast(SMF) has been good for my soul, akin to the detox benefits of a juice cleanse on oneâs body. Â I do not feel cantankerous because I have not beenâĶ
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the first test
March 5, 2017 | Matthew 4:1-11 | Lent 1 Next Jesus was taken into the wild by the Spirit for the Test. The Devil was ready to give it. Jesus prepared for the Test by fasting forty days and forty nights. That left him, of course, in a state of extreme hunger, which the Devil took advantage of in the first test: âSince you are Godâs Son, speak the word that will turn these stones into loaves ofâĶ
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Foxes have holes....اŲŲاØĶØ°
Foxes have holesâĶ.اŲŲاØĶØ°
Syrian children posing in a makeshift camp (photo from rescue.org) Disclaimer(z): the title is a reference to Scripture, not a certain news channel. And no, I do not speak or write Arabic. The word اŲŲاØĶØ° â pronounced AllaÚz â means refugee, or one who seeks shelter. A lot has been written, said, opined as to what the U.S. ought to do with the Syrian refugee crisis.  Sadly and regrettably, theâĶ
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Top 5 Lessons Learned (so far) in my journey into parenthood
5. Forget meaningless categories like service, quality, Happy Hour menu. Â I now evaluateâĶ
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Why do they call it UltraSound and not UltraSee?
Ultrasounds. Â My wife has been having lots of them lately. Â If youâre not familiar withâĶ
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Thailandâs White Temple, Wat Rong Khun (āļ§āļąāļāļĢāđāļāļāļāļļāđāļ)
Located near the city of Chiang Rai, Wat Rong Khun (āļ§āļąāļāļĢāđāļāļāļāļļāđāļ)âknown outside Thailand as the âWhite Templeââstands as an unusual and beautiful mix of traditional Thai architecture and modern-day science fiction memorabilia. It was designed by painter-turned-architect Chalermchai Kositpipat, one of Thailandâs most renowned architects, who set out to create one of the most elegant temples in Chiang Rai.
The templeâs white color symbolizes purity; its glittering glass signifies the teachings of the Buddah; and the moat filled with outreaching arms represents desire. Detailed sculptures of skulls, demons and severed heads are also scattered around the premises. Perhaps most interestingly, a mural inside with images of Batman, Superman, and even the alien from Predator tell a modern-day story of Buddha.
Construction on Wat Rong Khun began in 1996 and is expected to finish in 2070, long after Kositpipat has passed. Plans include nine buildings built on an area of about 3 acres, and though it is a work in progress, the temple attracts an increasingly large number of visitors every yearâmany of whom share their visit to the temple on Instagram.
i visited this place back in january. very weird. gonna have to bring the Holy Ghost fire when i go back in june.
Discipleship means adherence to Christ, and, because Christ is the object of that adherence, it must take the form of discipleship. An abstract Christology, a doctrinal system, a general religious knowledge on the subject of grace or on the forgiveness of sins, render discipleship superfluous, and in fact they positively exclude any idea of discipleship whatever, and are essentially inimical to the whole conception of following Christ. With an abstract idea it is possible to enter into a relation of formal knowledge, to become enthusiastic about it, and perhaps even to put it into practice; but it can never be followed in personal obedience. Christianity without the living Christ is inevitably Christianity without discipleship, and Christianity without discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.
The Cost of Discipleship Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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i canât believe itâs already been a month since i posted last here, but iâm alive (i hope i didnât worry yaâll), and iâm so sorry for the month of silence.
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