by Matt Dirks | Jul 25, 2024 | Ask Pastor Matt
We always encourage the Harbor Ohana to spend time with Jesus on a daily basis. There are three disciplines to encounter Jesus that I pursue every day: Reading God’s Word — sometimes large chunks of Scripture, sometimes just a few verses a day. I want to ingest...
by Matt Dirks | Mar 20, 2024 | Ask Pastor Matt
Over the past few decades, the term “evangelical” has become primarily a political label in America. It’s become a group of people who are defined by what they are against: abortion, LGBTQ rights, immigration, environmentalism, and in the past few years, masks and...
by Matt Dirks | Feb 28, 2024 | Ask Pastor Matt
I know plenty of Christians who do yoga or tai chi exclusively for the health benefits. They ignore the spirituality that surrounds it, and focus only on the strength, balance, flexibility, and calm it can bring through the isotonic/isometric exercise. But it’s...
by Matt Dirks | Feb 14, 2024 | Ask Pastor Matt
There are millions of people around the world who have sincerely-held religious beliefs that might, at first glance, seem to be compatible with Christianity. Every religion preaches the “golden rule” of doing to others what we would want done to ourselves. Every...
by Matt Dirks | Feb 7, 2024 | Ask Pastor Matt
As the great theologian Wesley said in The Princess Bride, “Life is pain. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.” We all get hurt. All the time. In big and small ways. Maybe someone said something you didn’t like. Maybe it wasn’t really even directed...
