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Waikiki Beach Chaplaincy - Tourism Ministry

Waikiki Beach Chaplaincy - Tourism Ministry

Tourism Ministry is alive and well in Hawaii at its famous Waikiki Beach with advertising along the street scape promoting the Sunday services. .

  • Thinking About the 2010 Election

    In a fallen world there is no perfect political party, no perfect political candidate, and no perfect political policy. Indeed, we must always keep in mind Psalm 146:3: "Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save". But we must also recall that God has ordained the institution of the state to maintain justice and punish evil (Romans 13:1-7).

  • Babies bring parallels

    The new baby pages of Australia\'s country town, rural and suburban newspapers have this very distinctive regular feature in common which does not appear in any major city and national newspapers.

  • Christianity, Other Religions, Islam and Terrorism

    Living the Christian life in a non-Christian world is always tricky business. We must navigate our way through life, avoiding various extremes. We are called to confront the world, while we are also called to interact with the world. We are called to remain unspotted from the world, yet called to make an impact on the world.

  • Years away overseas, a first birthday on return

    What are the family birthday protocols when a son or a daughter has been away living overseas and they return to Australia to settle, and their birthday is coming up and its the first birthday celebrated at home for some years.

  • Christians and the Election

    The Federal election is now just three weeks away. Sadly at this point there are still plenty of believers who have no idea which way they will vote. Not everyone closely follows politics of course, but all believers are called to dual citizenship: one in this world, and one in God's kingdom.

  • Great heights and great lows

    Recently someone told me that their life had been without any great drama. This person had lived in the same house growing up, never got into a flight, never endured any broken bones nor sports injury, breezed through high school and into university, married the girl of his dreams, has a great job and future.

  • Honolulu welcomes 12,000 world Baptist visitors

    It is 22 years since I have visited Honolulu. On that occasion I was on my way to a US Sports Ministry conference in Los Angeles and it so happened that the flight bookings had a half day stop over and my associate the Reverend Russell Hinds and I took a two and a half hour taxi ride through the city and the surrounds.

  • Following Christ on Week Days

    There are any number of Christian books available on the best available methodologies on being a follower of Christ after church is over on Sundays. This arena of the Christian walk (Monday to Saturday) is perhaps the most discussed and thought through of all the practical tips for the Christian life.

  • Fancy or National Dress remains a lot of fun

    \'Fellowship functions\' in Christian circles play a continuing and very important role in the life of any congregation. Although fancy dress evenings are just one of many ideas for such occasions, they help people remember their childhood, and to relax and release some of the stresses of the workaday week.

  • Check, double check and check again

    A recent story from news.com indicated that a couple discovered they were actually half brother and sister. The young Irish couple revealed how they fell in love after a chance meeting, moved in together, had a child and then discovered they were half-brother and sister.

  • Resources to support Imams' Pastoral Care?

    Dr Illan Katz is the director of the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW. As part of his research supported by, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, he found Imams were a main source of guidance for Muslim parents with family problems; and the report he co-authored recommended more help and resources from government and non-government agencies so that they can continue to improve this pastoral care.