Thailand and Myanmar Missions (Day 1)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Pastor Tim St. John and Pastor Mathieu Pau are currently training local church leaders of Thailand and Myanmar in the area of Biblical Counseling. Here’s the first of several updates about their missions trip.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Greetings from Chiang-Mai! On Friday night we began our trip with the first leg of our flight to Hong Kong. Somehow […]
Ministry Highlight: Men’s Retreat 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]From January 18-20, 2018, 93 men from our church gathered at the Oaks Camp and Conference Center for our Men’s Retreat! It was a blessed time of worship, fellowship, and sitting under the teaching of God’s Word. Pastor Jojo Ma led us through the theme of “One Life,” encouraging us to use our one precious […]
Reflecting on Women’s Retreat 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I had never been to a women’s retreat before coming to Lighthouse. And even though I didn’t know who Marlean Felix personally, I had heard so many good things about her that it made me excited to meet her and learn under her teaching. The topic of this year’s retreat was “Walking through the Psalms”. […]
Christmas Advent: Family Devotionals
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hi Lighthouse Church Family! If you are wondering about possible resources to work through this Advent season, here are two helpful and comprehensive studies for you and your family to use in the month of December to reflect and celebrate the birth of Jesus! (1) Good News of Great Joy. This is a resource put together by […]
Grades as Idolatry
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]An idol, as we’ve talked about often here at Lighthouse, is anything that we worship instead of God. Idolatry is misplaced worship. Tim Keller writes that an idol is “anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give what only God can […]
Grace on the Path of Neediness
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Who was it that sang the words, “People. People who need people. Are the luckiest people in the world”? I didn’t make that up, did I? Well, in any case, I am a person, who needs another person. Whether I like it or not. I’ve always been someone who LOVED being needed. But someone who […]
3 Simple “Thanks-Filled” Family Activities for Thanksgiving Season
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:18 During this Thanksgiving season it is common for families and friends to go around person to person during mealtime and highlight things that they’re thankful for. And though that is always a beneficial […]
Growing Unthankful Hearts
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Gavin Kajikawa A recent grad, eager to make his lasting mark on the world, walked into the Regional Planning Center. The office was buzzing with conversations about marketing strategies, expectations for different demographics, and target groups, and he breezed through the office until he finally arrived at his new supervisor’s desk. “So! You’re the […]
Why Baptism is Important
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our Lord’s last earthly words were, “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” […]
Book Review: Women of the Word
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8485″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]Women of the Word: How to Study the Bible with Both Our Hearts and Our Minds I’ve come into a season of my life where things are, for lack of better words, busy (trust me, I did the whole left-click for synonyms and nothing else made the cut)! I’m sure you know the […]
