"For us let it be enough to know ourselves to be in the place where God wants us, and carry on our work, even though it be no more than the work of an ant, infinitesimally small, and with unforeseeable results."
-- Abbé Monchanin

Friday, January 29, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


Az why I gotta suffa, you know. But no matta! I no mo shame fo suffa. I know Jesus, dass why. He da One I trus. I know dis fo shua: He wen give me one big job fo do, and he stay trus me fo do um da right way. An I can do um, cuz Jesus get da power fo take care everyting till da end come.

Numba 2 Fo Timoty 1:12 Da Jesus Book (Hawaii Pidgin New Testament)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


On this account, too, I suffer this way; but I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and an convinced that He is able to guard safely my deposit, entrusted to Him against that Day.

2 Tim. 1:12 Berkley Version

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


This is the reason for my present plight; but I am not ashamed of it, because I know whom I have trusted, and am confident o his power to keep safe what he has put into my charge until the great day.

2 Tim. 1:12 Revised English Bible

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him.

2 Ti 1:12 New Revised Standard Version

Monday, January 25, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day.

2 Ti 1:12
New International Version

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Photo Restoration


Here's a bit of restoration I did to an old damaged photo of my late father-in-law.

Original Damaged Photo


Restored Photo


Colourized Version of Restored Photo

Isn't Photoshop Amazing!


Friday, January 22, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


Auwe! I stay all sore inside! Jalike no mo nobody dat can take me outa da bad kine stuff befo all dat go cut me off from God! But you know wat? God, he da One dat can get me outa dat! Mahalo plenny to God cuz our Boss Jesus Christ can do um!

Fo Da Rome Peopo 7:24, 25a Da Jesus Book (Hawaii Pidgin New Testament)

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


Man of toils and troubles that I am, who will rescue me from this body doomed to death? Thanks be to God because of Jesus Christ our Lord!

Rom. 7:24, 25a The Berkeley Version

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


Wretched creature that I am, who is there to rescue me from this state of death? Who but God? Thanks be to him through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Rom. 7:24, 25a The Revised English Bible

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Rom. 7:24-25a New Revised Standard Version

Monday, January 18, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord!

Rom. 7:24, 25a New International Version

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Friday, January 15, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


Dis how da real kine love stay: God wen get love an aloha fo us guys, no matta us guys neva get love an aloha fo him. An he wen send his Boy fo mahke so he can be da sacrifice dat hemo da shame fo all da bad kine stuff we wen do. My good friends, cuz God wen show dat kine love an aloha fo us guys, den us guys gotta show love an aloha fo each odda too.

Da Letta Numba One From John 4:10, 11 Da Jesus Book (Hawaii Pidgin New Testament)

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


. . . which love exists in this, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Loved ones, if God loves us so much, we ought to love one another too.

I John 4:10, 11 The Berkeley Version

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


This is what love really is: not that we have loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to atone for our sins. If God thus loved us, my dear friends, we also must love one another.

I John 4:10, 11 The Revised English Version

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another.

I John 4:10, 11 New Revised Standard Version

Monday, January 11, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.

I John 4:10, 11 New International Version

Friday, January 08, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


You know, da Jewish peopo, dey everytime like us guys fo do someting awesome fo show proof dat we get God's power. An da Greek peopo, dey ony like hear da smart kine stuff dat dey tink az da trut. But us guys dat talk fo God, we stay tell peopo all ova da place how God wen send dis Spesho Guy Christ ova hea, an how odda guys wen hang um on top one cross an kill um. Da Jewish peopo, wen dey hear dat, dey no can handle, cuz dey tink God's Spesho Guy no goin mahke eva. An da Greek peopo, wen dey hear um, dey tink, "Dass stupid!" But get odda peopo, some a dem Jewish peopo and some a dem not Jewish, dey da ones God wen tell fo come be his peopo. Fo dem, Christ show um dat God get plenny power an he stay real smart. Cuz no matta da peopo tink God stupid, he still mo smart den dem. No matta dey tink God not strong, he still mo strong den dem.

Numba 1 Fo Da Corint Peopo 1:22-25 Da Jesus Book (Hawaii Pidgin New Testament)

Thursday, January 07, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


And while Jews request signs and Greeks search for wisdom, we on our part preach the crucified Christ; an obstacle to the Jews and folly to the Gentiles, but to the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ, God's power and God's wisdom. Because the folly that has its source in God surpasses human wisdom and the weakness that springs from God surpasses human strength.

I Cor. 1:222 The Berkeley Version

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


Jews demand signs, Greeks look for wisdom, but we proclaim Christ nailed to the cross; and though this is an offence to Jews and folly to Gentiles, yet to those who are called, Jews and Greeks alike, he is the power of God and the wisdom of God. The folly of God is wiser than human wisdom, and
the weakness of God stronger than human strength.

I Cor. 1:22-25 The Revised English Bible

Tuesday, January 05, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day


For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1 Co 1:22-25 The Revised Standard Version

Monday, January 04, 2010

Scripture Passage for the Day



Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom,but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.


I Cor. 1:22-25 New International Version