Religion Briefs
Star-Bulletin staff &
Associated Press
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Churches feature music recitals
Inspirational music with a contemporary beat will be headlined in performances at Oahu churches.
» A 7 p.m. concert tomorrow at Unity Church of Hawaii, 3608 Diamond Head Circle, will feature Devotion, a Colorado duo that appears at youth conferences and retreats around the country. Singers Robert Anderson and Lori Sandstrom have released several CDs, including "Intention" and "We Are Healing." The concert is free but donations will be accepted.
» The 45-voice Changwon Children's Choir from Seoul will present a free public concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Honolulu, 1313 Pensacola St.
» An Aiea concert by local Christian musicians next Saturday will benefit an anti-drug program on Kauai. Native Roots, 7 Simple Pieces, OriginAL and the OTY Praise Band will perform in the 6:30 p.m. event at Calvary Chapel Honolulu, 98-1016 Komo Mai Drive. The Calvary praise band and hula halau will also perform.
Pastor Lance Kirwin of U-Turn for Christ Kauai will speak about the rehabilitation ministry for drug and alcohol abusers. The concert is free but contributions will be accepted.
Internees' survival skills discussed
The strengths that helped Japanese Americans survive internment during World War II will be explored in a March 9 lecture at Chaminade University.
Gail Y. Okawa, an English professor at Youngstown State University in Ohio, has researched how their literacy and sense of identity, as well as Japanese values, were important for the 900 Hawaii residents who were interned. More than 7,000 people were held in internment camps by the U.S. Justice Department after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
The lecture at 1 p.m. March 9 at Ching Conference Center, 3140 Waialae Ave., will be presented by the Fujitani Interfaith Program. The talk "Calm in Adversity" is free and open to the public.
Okawa was scholar-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution in 2002. Her research focuses on the relationships between language/literacy, culture and race in educational, historical and political contexts. She has written and lectured on the internment camps. Her maternal grandfather, the Rev. Tamasaku Watanabe, a Christian minister, was interned.
Pastors to answer questions on faith
Harbor Church in Hawaii Kai will launch a series of talks on questions most frequently asked about God and Christianity.
Pastors Matt Dirks and Tony Kawaguchi will begin the series at 5 p.m. tomorrow by exploring "How Do I Know God Exists?" The "Naked Faith" series is designed for non-Christians but is open to all.
The church meets in the Kaiser High School cafeteria, 511 Lunalilo Home Road. The series will continue:
March 9 » "If God is loving, why do bad things happen?"
March 16 » "How do I know the Bible is true, especially the far-fetched stories?"
March 23 » "Why should I believe Jesus is the only way to heaven?"
March 30 » "What does everyday life as a Christian look like?"
For information, see www.nakedfaith.net.