EP 07 · My Lord, Holy
Nakalele Point, Maui — Where the Sea Shoots Skyward
A lava shelf, a restless sea, and a hole in the rock that turns every big wave into a fountain.
Nakalele Blowhole, Maui's North Shore
Past Kapalua, Maui's north shore turns wild — black lava, tide pools, and wind that never sits still. At Nakalele Point the ocean has carved a tube through the lava shelf, and every strong wave forces seawater up through a hole in the rock. When the tide and surf team up, the jet can climb a hundred feet. It is a place to watch from dry rock, at a distance — the waves here do not warn twice.
The day we filmed, the sea was gentler, and the eruptions came smaller — a white column rising out of the black rock, opening into mist, falling back, the shelf shining wet in the sun. We slowed the footage down so you can watch one whole breath of it: the swell gathering, the burst, the curtain of spray, the quiet after.
Standing above it, our hearts were full of gratitude. What a wonder this world is — landscapes like this are all a gift from God, and it is our Lord who lets us stand here and enjoy such spectacular scenery with our own eyes. We only had to be still, and watch.
"The LORD on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea." — Psalm 93:4 (KJV)Next · EP 08Sunrise Over the Island, Hawaii — A Sailboat Pressing OnSister series · Faith Through TravelThe Next Generation Sings — Sunday worship filmed from the back row of our church: young voices, one song, every Sunday night.
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- EP 01Niagara Falls — The Water Never StopsStanding in the mist of the falls, feeling very small — and very kept.
- EP 02Hong Kong — The Ferry Still Crosses at 3amAwake and anxious at 3am, watching the harbour — and remembering who never sleeps.
- EP 03Highland Lakes Camp — Mercies Before BreakfastSunrise over the camp, before anyone had done a single thing to earn it.
- EP 04Cabo San Lucas — New Every MorningA sunrise over the Pacific in Cabo — and mercies that had arrived before I did.
- EP 05The Night Harbour — Peace Across the WaterA whole bay of lights, and still the night was quiet — because His peace does not depend on the place.
- EP 06Maui — My Son Sat Still in the WavesI asked him what he was thinking, out there in the surf. “Nothing,” he said — just the quiet, and thanks.
- EP 07Nakalele Point, Maui — Where the Sea Shoots SkywardA lava shelf, a restless sea, and a hole in the rock that turns every big wave into a fountain.
- EP 08Sunrise Over the Island, Hawaii — A Sailboat Pressing OnEarly morning on a Hawaiian beach: an island across the water, first light on the waves, and one sailboat already out there, sailing on.