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Like Oxygen

If an oxygen mask should ever drop from the ceiling during flight, the last thing in the world I’ll do, I can assure you,

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Strength through Weakness

  In the distance is the USS Missouri, otherwise known as “Mighty Mo,” the battleship on which Japan signed the declaration of surrender in

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It’s Harder Than You Think

Today we enjoyed lunch at the home of friends from church. Among the sweetest blessings of life is fellowship with believers you’ve met for

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Hanging Ten and Hiking through the Forest

Hawaiians are indeed passionate about surfing. Yesterday we had a ball watching them ride through town and to the beach on bicycles (with their

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Before the Wall

Before the Wall, death greets life. Names, lined up tightly, sons, brothers, friends—objects of love and affection.  Looking at the Wall with one’s sons

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Luau & Preaching

  Peer pressure is tough. So when Angela and the boys requested coconuts from the tree, I was obligated to climb to the top

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A Parable from Ko’Olina Beach

“Look Son. See the beauty of this natural cove. God created it.” Son is looking down under the water for seashells. “Dad, all I

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Early Morning Insight

If I were to title this photo, it might be “cross cultural.” On the kitchen window sill, before a Japanese garden, are my coffee

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The Three Tenors of Mililani

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We Made It, part 2

Jasmine, iris, locust, coconut—these are some of the fragrant aromas waiting to greet visitors to Oahu, carried to your senses by the trade winds,

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We Made It

We’re toasted after nine hours of flying from Chicago to Honolulu, Hawaii, but, thank God, we’re now here. Luke, our eight year old, had

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My ESV Bibles

I have three types of ESV Bibles, each serves a special purpose. All are necessary. Here’s how they work. This one is my preaching

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Preaching with Chutzpah

Swords flashed in the sun as an agitated mob of peasants pressed against the doors of the Geneva Senate House. Fearing for their lives,

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Cannelloni, Catholic Style

“How can I understand my Catholic loved ones in order to relate more effectively to them?” The question is constantly asked. I usually respond

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A Pope in Crisis

According to Vanessa Gera of the Associated Press, “An Austrian priest avoids mention of Pope Benedict XVI in his Masses. A Philadelphia woman stops

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Mark Noll’s Review of Holy Ground

I’m grateful for Mark Noll’s review of Holy Ground which recently appeared in Books & Culture Online. Dr. Noll is Professor of History at

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Chris Castaldo

Chris Castaldo is the Lead Pastor at New Covenant Church in Naperville, Illinois, and is a fellow at the Center for Pastor Theologians. Whether it’s through his writing, speaking, or his bi-weekly Vlog, "A Brief Word from Pastor Chris," he desires to see the gospel of Jesus Christ proclaimed and lives transformed for the glory of God.

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