Kainoa Valente

  • NightBird_GDA
  • Waipahu, HI
  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Reading Plan

    2012-02-23

  • Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan

    2012-02-22

  • Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights

    2011-09-26

  • Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference

    2011-07-16

  • Not Secret

    When questioned about His disciples and teaching, Jesus answers that He has always spoken openly and done nothing in secret. On the surface, it seems as if Jesus is responding to the effect of, "Why ask…

    Created 11 months ago

    John 18:20 (ESV)

  • Amen, Jesus!

    Jesus is offering up His final prayer before His betrayal and arrest. He prays not only for His current disciples but for all of those who will call on His name and believe. In this part of the prayer…

    Created 11 months ago

    John 17:20 (ESV), John 17:21 (ESV), John 17:22 (ESV), John 17:23 (ESV)

  • Authority and Glory

    Jesus is giving His last instructions to the disciples before His crucifixion. After reminding them that they will encounter persecution and hatred on behalf of His name, He tells them it is better that…

    Created 12 months ago

    John 16:13 (ESV), John 16:14 (ESV), John 16:15 (ESV)

  • Weak Sauce

    This is a clear example of the tail wagging the dog. Pilate is a Roman, which means he has the full might of one of the greatest empires on the planet at his disposal, and yet he has absolutely no power.…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 23:23 (ESV), Luke 23:24 (ESV), Luke 23:25 (ESV)

  • I Have Said So

    This is an interesting exchange between Jesus and Pilate. Pilate asks if Jesus is the King of the Jews, and Jesus says that Pilate has said that it is so. What's going on here? Pilate asked; he didn't…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 23:3 (ESV), Luke 23:4 (ESV)

  • Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note

    2011-04-08

  • Blessed?

    Poverty. Hunger. Hatred. These are the marks of blessing, according to Jesus, and yet when we encounter these realities of existence we often think the opposite. We are not blessed by God! Why would…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 6:20 (ESV), Luke 6:21 (ESV), Luke 6:22 (ESV), Luke 6:23 (ESV)

  • Able, yes. Willing?

    The humility and faith of this man with leprosy is staggering. He starts with a statement of submission to God's will ("if you are willing") and then moves to a statement of faith ("you are able"). Interestingly…

    Created about 1 year ago

    Luke 5:12 (NLT)