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 […]
Book Review: Gospel Fluency
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”8398″ img_size=”medium”][vc_column_text]Gospel Fluency: Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life Houston, we have a problem. Well, Lighthouse, we have a problem. We’ve forgotten how to speak to people about Jesus. Namely, people outside the church, outside our community, and outside our comfort zones. We need more than a crash course […]
Kawai Family Blog Update
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hide Kawai and his wife Yasuyo, along with their son Shoma arrived in Torrance in August 2016 to start a 10 month internship at Lighthouse. The Kawai family have returned to Nagoya and have been back for three months. Here is an update from them: [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]All Nations Fellowship I am now serving at an English-Japanese bilingual […]
2017 Greece Missions: Final Reflections
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This is the fifth and last Greece Missions trip update by Crystal Hsieh, Rebecca Suh, Vanessa Lam and Sharon Tang. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Hello Lighthouse family! We are so sorry that this final reflections email is so much later than we wanted it to be. It’s been almost a month and a half since our team has come back […]
Church Membership
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Church membership. It’s unfortunate that these two words can be a burden for some, frightening for others, or seen as straight up unnecessary. But regardless of how you might feel, the fact that so much ink has been spilled on this topic should encourage us to think carefully about this. Why church membership? Thankfully, there […]
Elizabeth Lowe’s STM: 2017 Greece Testimony
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Praise God from whom all blessings flow. He has opened my heart to people I once ignored. He has given sight to those who were once blind. He has given hope to those who once lost everything. And He has given life to those who were once dead in their sin. Through these immense blessings, I witnessed […]
2017 Uganda Missions: Wheels for the World
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hello Lighthouse! I’m so glad that I have the opportunity to share about my recent missions trip to Mityana, Uganda. This was my fourth Wheels for the World (WFTW) Trip with the Joni and Friends Organization. As some of you may recall, I have previously travelled to Trujillo & Chimbote, Peru and Niteroi, Brazil. I […]