“Be tough.  Bounce back.  Don’t just survive.  Go beyond survival.”  —Retired Navy Pilot Captain Jerry Coffee. On the plane leaving Honolulu.  I sat next to a couple.  The wife, husband, then me in the aisle.  They were stopping in Houston for a day to see her cousin.  Then flying to Washington DC to visit her…

Messsages are powerful ways to exchange and relay information.  Satan likes two types of messages. The message of discouragement. The false message of the enemy is this:  You can try to fight me but you will lose.  Go ahead and surrender now. Hezekiah received a message from messengers that King Sennacherib.  Sent with the intentions…

Before the Lord, we bring our prayers and cry out to Him.  We lay out the obstacles facing us.  Our hands lifted up.  Our hearts offered unto Him.  We wait. “After Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it, he went up to the Lord’s Temple and spread it out before the Lord.”…

Open skies are best navigated by the One who knows the plane’s trajectory and final destination.  The steering wheel is in safe hands with a safe God. All sort of risk levels exist.  All sort of risk takers abound. But in a dangerous storm, everyone wants to jouney on a safe vehicle with a safe…

Physical geography does not bring closeness to God.  But the geography of our heart can move eternity. Salt and Vinegar chicken wings.  My fav.  Of all places.  Foodlands Waikki.  But really you can purchase at any locations. My son and I were standing in line to pay when a woman behind us started a conversation…

The potter imparts reality, beauty, and transformality to the clay. “We are the clay, and You are the Potter.  We are all formed by Your hand.”  —Isaiah 64:8 North Shore in Oahu.  Rough waves and picture postcard sceneries. Today, as I watched my two younger children dig a giant hole and play in the sand,…

No matter what events take place in your life or what damages occur.  God is still in control. Beach that we visited today.  A well-known local luau takes place every night on that beach there.  Around five o’clock the luau festivities start with three Tahitian dancers and eight male luau guests dressed in straw skirts…

You are children of the light.  Walk in the Light of Jesus Christ. ”Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy.  While He was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume made from essence of bard.  She broke open the…

When you leave a door unintentionally open, unwanted interests will flock.  Unlocked, open doors give the enemy a foothold. This morning, I stopped by our minivan in the garage parking tower.  With our trusty wagon.  Unloaded boogie boards, beach umbrella, beach towels, beach mats, beach pails and shovels, water toys, hats, sunglasses, sunblock, and spare…

Figurative and literal storms will occur in your life.  Without a secure anchor to hold on to, you will be at the mercy of the storm and the affects of its aftermath. Weathering storms.  There is no one survival manual guide that explains everything, what to do, what not to do.  No 40 days to…