What the New Testament Says About Children

Yesterday we gave you some Bible verses from the Old Testament about children. Today we wanted to explore the subject further in honor of Children’s Day on May 5th, but with passages from the New Testament. In 2 Timothy 3:14-15 we are told of the joy of learning early about the Salvation from Jesus: 14 […]

Children in the Bible

We’ve been talking about mothers of the Bible recently, anticipating Mother’s Day, but did you know that it’s traditional in Japan to have a Children’s Day as well? We think this is an excellent idea. On Kauai, May 5, Children’s Day is celebrated with Koinobori, those beautiful Japanese koi carp flags. Since we do think […]

Jesus on Farming

It’s Spring on the farm & we’re working hard, but never to hard to contemplate the words of the Bible. Recently we decided to investigate what Jesus himself said about farmers & farming. We found these verses to be particularly relevant to our profession & we thought they may speak to you too, whether you […]

Legos at McBryde Garden

Kauai is luck to have the first Hawaii exhibition of the amazing work of Sean Kenney. It runs from May 6 to July 10, so there’s plenty of time. Of course Mother’s Day would be a perfect time to visit, or Father’s Day, or really any day is splendid for getting out in nature & viewing […]

Rebekah

Mothers of twins have a special joy & a special burden. So it was for Rebekah, wife of Issac who we talked about in yesterday’s post. Of course, in any family, it’s hard to not play favorites, & Rebekah was no exception there. Isaac loved Esau, while Rebehak preferred his brother, Jacob. And what do […]

Sarah, Mother of Issac

Yesterday we talked about Eve, the first mother, but what about other mothers in the Bible? Well, Mary of course, but there are many others to be remembered. Sarah was married to Abraham, but for many years she was not able to conceive. She even grew so desperate that she allowed her handmaiden Hagar to […]

Mothers in the Bible

A little while ago we did a series of posts about women in the Bible. There are a surprising number of powerful & important women in scriptures — well, perhaps not really that surprising, since women are so important, but we just don’t hear that much about them for some reason. But what about mothers? […]

Ohana Camp April 28-May 1

Crossroads Christian Fellowship’s Ohana Camp is just around the corner. Ohana means family, & this camp is for everyone, singles, couples &, of course, whole families. It’s a great opportunity to get away from it all in a supportive & worshipful atmosphere — plus it’s just darned good fun. The camp is at the beautiful […]

Plant a Flower for Mother on May 7

Of course we all love our mothers. And love of your mother is just one of the many many lessons of Jesus as well. On Kauai there is a tradition that we think could do well to be expanded — instead of getting mom cut flowers that die, why not a living plant that can […]

Free Comic Book Day is Coming – May 7

We love our library at Princeville. They have so many great events for all ages, but especially for kids. One of those that’s especially exciting is Free Comic Book Day. If you have a Hawaii public library card you get a free comic book of your choice (while supplies last, of course). We think that […]