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Aloha Friends, In our last email we mentioned that we would explore the language of loneliness and how someone's words can reflect their struggle. Abandonment, rejection, and neglect are all traumatic experiences that shape our thoughts, words and actions. Today, we will take a look at abandonment. At its core, abandonment is a form of loneliness that develops when someone begins to believe they are not safe in relationships or not worthy of love. This is often a stronghold t

Aloha Friends, Connecting with God isn’t an easy task for all of us. Perhaps you read the practical activity in the last email to cultivate a deeper awareness of God by being in nature and felt unmoved. We are not offended by that at all. The reality is that our ability to perceive God is often connected to how we view Him, and that understanding is shaped in our early years. The relationships we have with parents or guardians, peers, and our community profoundly influence ho

Aloha Friends, Sin had isolated us, but Jesus stepped into the mess and took on the punishment for our sin, thereby acquiring peace with God on our behalf. By His stripes we were all healed. (Isaiah 53:5). I grew up in a very close-knit extended family with many aunties and uncles. They all took turns caring for my brothers and I throughout our childhood as mom and dad worked. But despite all the family around me, I still found myself stranded on an island of my own. In today

Hey there friend! Loneliness is never an excuse to willfully sin against God, or our own body. We are not writing these emails to make a case in defense of someone who has made hurtful decisions because they felt lonely. Instead, these emails are meant to bring awareness and help us to be ready in season and out of season to testify of the hope that the lonely, rejected and abandoned can find in Jesus and the family of God. Consider this... After Jesus’ interaction with the S

Dear Friend, Have you ever had that gut feeling that something wasn’t right? Maybe a child’s behavior suddenly changed. Maybe you noticed...

Dear Friends, Since April is sexual assault awareness month, we will be sharing some information to help you, your family, and your...

Guess who designed us to thrive in community, standing together in faith? He is the Builder of the Church, our Chief Cornerstone, and the...

Who is the ultimate source of strength in resisting temptation? He is called the Word made Flesh, the Bread of Life, our Wonderful...

Guess who knows every tactic the enemy uses against us? He’s called the Good Shepherd, our Advocate, the Lion of Judah, and our...

Guess who knows the full weight of temptation and conquered it perfectly? He is known by many names: Alpha and Omega, King of Kings,...

Aloha Explicit ohana, In the coming weeks, we will be sharing past discussions, updated information and resources on sex abuse/assault....

Can you guess who created the first garment in recorded history? He is known by many names, such as: Jehovah Jireh, El Shaddai, El Roi,...

Have you ever been to the summit of Mauna Kea? I can finally say that I have been there after 42 years on this earth! The risk of...

Purity isn’t boring. It’s like a roller coaster ride with wild turns, drops …. missing tracks, trap doors, loop-the-loops, legions of...

Can you imagine going up to someone and telling them that they have too much foreskin around their heart, and they need cut it off? Well,...

I went to a popular beach on the windward side of O’ahu recently and was amazed at how much microplastic littered the shoreline. In fact,...

Signs You Might Be In A Controlling Relationship Hi Everyone! Here at Explicit Movement, we want to ultimately see people have healthy...

Creating a Prayerful List for a Godly Spouse At our May 2023 Parent Conference, Pastor Landon Mauricio of Called Church shared a helpful...

Genesis 2:24 lays the foundation for God's design for sex. Sex is GOOD and we can even say that sex is HOLY when reverenced in the sacred...

By: Michele Okimura We are doing our first deep dive this month in ministering to married couples. This has been a dream of mine for...