New…ish Blog
Hey everyone. Welcome to my new personal/ministry blog. It's actually a merger of my JapanLog (formerly at Tumblr) and my Devotional Blog (right here at Posterous), now found at my "permanent" URL, robinwhiteonline.com. From here on out, this is where I'll post...
Rooftop View of Nagoya at Night
Shot on my iPhone from the roof of my church about a week ago.
Quiet Time
Shot on my iPhone early one recent morning.
Psalm 116
"私は神様を愛しています。 なぜなら、祈りを聞いてくださるからです。身を乗り出して聞いてくださる神様に、私は生きている限り祈り続けます。" (詩篇 116:1, 2 JLB) 最近も一度祈りの大切さと力を思い出しています。この箇所のように祈ります。自分の毎日生活に祈りをもっと大切にしたい。 "I love the Lord because he hears my voice and my prayer for mercy. Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long...
Jonah 4
"But Nineveh has more than 120,000 people living in spiritual darkness, not to mention all the animals. Shouldn’t I feel sorry for such a great city?” (Jonah 4:11 NLT) Japan has more than 120 million people... And yet, how often do I, like Jonah, get...
Jonah 2 & 3
"When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, he relented and did not bring on them the destruction he had threatened." (Jonah 3:10 NIV) Our God is a God of love and grace. After Jonah disobeyed and ran away, God could have just killed him off...
Acts 28:16-31
Sometimes I go through phases when I read the Bible but can't seem to engage with it. I don't "get anything out of it." I guess that's probably normal, to an extent. Everyone has their days. But through today's passage, and especially Paul's Old Testament quote, I'm...
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Wadaiko! Spotted while leaving Starbucks the other day… And I just realized how apt a description of modern Japan that is. East meets west, ancient meets modern, all within a walk around the corner. (2011/10/20)
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Rev. Ozawa & Son. I’m having a good time in Shizuoka, working with and getting to know the Ozawa family. (2011/10/15)
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Acoustic duo I saw at a charity cafe concert last night. Good times. In other news, I had 8 students show up for my new English class on Tuesday, and it looks like there will be a good crowd out for tonight’s English Cafe debut. Prayers appreciated. (posted Oct....