How loud is your life right now? Not life around, life inside. How noisy is the sound of your mind churning over your crazy-busy schedule and endless to-do list? How…

Ascend Toward Hope

July 5, 2026
There’s been a time in your life (maybe right now) when you hit rock bottom. When you felt like you were at the deepest, darkest point of the Mariana Trench…
What’s your mission in life? David spent his life pursuing one mission: building a temple so God would have a house in Jerusalem. But God did something way beyond what…
Quick - what comes to mind when you hear the word blessed? Maybe you picture the promotion. The platform. The post with the family photo in the south of France.…
You know those songs DJ’s play at weddings when it’s getting empty on the dance floor and they want to get everybody back on the dance floor? Psalm 126 was…
It’s shocking how fast our stable, comfortable lives can go sideways. A diagnosis can rearrange your whole world in half a minute. A financial plan that looks fine on Thursday…
Ever feel like you’re completely outgunned, outclassed, and outmaneuvered? Maybe you’re up against a government agency, a corporate bureaucracy, or a hostile group, and you don’t stand a chance. The…
Life with God is a journey. He’s always taking us from death to life, from worldliness to holiness, from the law to grace, from isolation to fellowship, from independence to…
There’s one message every motivational speaker and social media influencer wants to give you: You Are Enough. Life is hard, but you’ve got this. Only problem is, we know that’s…
In Honolulu, life can feel easygoing, so it’s tempting to just cruise. The weather rarely goes below 65, violent crimes are lower than most major cities, and unless you paddle…
We all have expectations about how life should go, but when reality doesn’t match, frustration hits hard. When we turn our expectations toward Jesus and His return, he brings peace…
We like to think we’re strong and independent, but the Bible says we all serve someone. The masters we often allow to rule us (like our possessions, pleasures, and pride)…
Everybody wants to change something about themselves. So why do you want to change? Is it to prove yourself to others? To God? To yourself? Those motivations can spark a…
God's given us everything we need for life, and that’s what empowers us to grow and change in life. And the first step in changing our life is changing our…