In Love Always

by Pastor Dale Saito

Weekly Devotionals

  • Omotenashi And The Gospel

    Dear Family and Friends, Those who know Aileen and I well know that we really enjoy traveling. While I can’t say we’ve gone to every country on our list, we’re getting there. As I sat and reflected on our past travels, I would say that most of the countries we’ve visited fall into the ‘been

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  • Toddlers And Travel

    Dear Family and Friends, If you ever wondered what retired pastors do with all our spare time, the title of today’s message says it all. Yes, I’m still doing the Lord’s work but this is our T&T season of life. We have been blessed with three wonderful grandchildren. Unfortunately for us, only our youngest grandchild

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  • Wishing For Wisdom? Part II

    Dear Family and Friends, Let’s pick up where we left off last week, continuing through the steps that prepare us to receive His wisdom. (If you are new to my blog, it will help to read last week’s message as well.) But before we jump into the next steps, allow me to clarify something. Gaining

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  • Wishing For Wisdom?

    Dear Family and Friends, Did you know that the average adult makes 35,000 decisions a day? When I read this, the first thought that came to mind was – no wonder I have to take a nap every evening. I’m just kidding. It’s actually every other… Yes, we make a lot of decisions every day.

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  • Nervous About The End Times?

    Dear Family and Friends, Our one-year old grandson kept us giggling over the holidays. Every time his six-foot plus uncle headed in his direction, our grandson turned and walked in the opposite direction. We are all familiar with the instinct to survive. To fight or flight. To self-preserve. Last week I wrote about keeping watch

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  • A Lesson In Church History

    Dear Family and Friends, Have you ever found yourself doing something really hard – but can’t seem to stop? Like re-watching The Passion of the Christ every Easter? I spent a good part of my week doing something harder. I dove into Flavius Josephus’ The Wars of the Jews, to learn more about the destruction of

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  • Welcoming In A New New Year

    Dear Family and Friends, It’s that time of year when many of us reflect on ways to correct or improve ourselves. Have you thought about your new year’s resolution for next year? After having done this for many years, I decided to try something new – spend my time wondering why my resolutions only last

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  • Logos – The Best Christmas Gift Ever

    Dear Family and Friends, Have you ever received a Christmas gift you weren’t expecting? And because it’s common in Hawaii to reciprocate, you found yourself rushing to get a last minute gift? Or are you one of those who prepares well and buys extra gifts just in case? For you, it’s all about being prepared.

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  • Nunc Dimittis And Martyrdom

    Dear Family and Friends, Let’s continue to prepare our hearts for Christmas by examining an event which took place several weeks after Jesus’ birth – the encounter between Mary and Joseph and Simeon, a devout and righteous man, who longingly waited at the temple to see Jesus. When Simeon finally met and held baby Jesus,

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  • Jesus, Sign Of Jonah

    Dear Family and Friends, Rather than preparing our hearts for Christmas with passages from Jesus’ birth, let’s look at two curious claims by Jesus about Jesus. “Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, ‘Teacher [Jesus], we want to see a sign from you.’ (A sign is something typically miraculous, given

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