Whenever someone says, "no one lives on an island alone" - at OSHi, Aiea we are living proof. We live on an island, but we are never alone. We welcome you to journey with us as we follow Jesus - through this life - finally arriving at the life to come. Aloha ke Akua!
When God asks, "what more could I have done?" - He doesn't want to know if He should have fertilized more or built a bigger water tower or higher fence. The question is rhetorical. He did everything that needed to be done - and the vineyard still wasn't what He wanted it to be.
A number of years ago a father walked into my office. His son had taken his own life and the dad was trying to make sense of something you can't make sense of. He had been a pretty good dad - given his son whatever he could - but the son made choices that led him further and further away. The dad never gave up - right up until he got the phone call. As he sat in my office his only question was, "what more could I have done?" And of course, if we knew the answer - he would have done it. Sometimes, there is no answer - sometimes there is nothing more you can do. But that doesn't mean you don't spend your sleepless nights asking the question over and over.
26 Sept 2026
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost audio
In God's kingdom - your sins are forgiven. The hurtful things you said and did are forgotten. And God will help you clear your mind of all the things that kept you awake, made you feel ashamed, caused you to want to hide. He will put you into a community of broken people just like you - and help you learn to live one day at a time. You don't have to pretend - God knows who you really are - and He still loves you.
I think one of the biggest things that separates the Magic Kingdom from God's Kingdom is - when I come back and tell someone about Rise of the Resistance or HyperSpace Mountain or Pirates of the Caribbean - the best I can do is get them to think about spending a ton of money to go visit a mouse, a duck and a ton of princesses. It's not going to change their life.
But, because of the "now but not yet" - God has given us the ability to love, to forgive, to heal, to bring new life into this world, to share with others the power and promise of the Gospel and to create and dream.
19 Sept 2026
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Romans 10:9-10 says, "if you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved."
No one can believe for you. No one else's opinion matters. This is between you and God. Period.
And if you're carrying around a whole bunch of baggage because you think you aren't who you think you should be - that God didn't do right by you - dump it. Just put it all in those little plastic bins and walk through the screening machine and keep going - never look back.
If Jesus really is God. If He is your Savior. If He created the world and called everything into being with just a few words - then He certainly knows what He's doing when it comes to you.
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