Jul 12, 2019 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, Recently the organising secretary for a PCANZ church committee on which I serve stated that the national church’s policy was to conduct its business in as paper-free way as possible. This meant using email and expecting participants to read...
Jul 5, 2019 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone It’s a cold grey day- what better day to consider sin?! (Bad joke). When I had ME I wrote a poem naming the blank, grey, low energy feeling I had as an ME sufferer as being as bad as the traditional hell of crackling fires! Maybe...
Jun 28, 2019 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, It disturbs me to hear a well-paid footballer stating he is being sacked for following the Word of God. When talking about scripture, thoughtful Christians are careful to say that the scripture contains the Word of God, not that it IS the Word of...
Jun 21, 2019 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, “Oh, the comfort— The inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, Having neither to weigh thoughts, Nor measure words—but pouring them All right out—just as they are— Chaff and grain together— Certain that a faithful hand will Take and sift...
Jun 14, 2019 | Spirituality, Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, Last week I wrote about depression. One antidote to depression which can be built into our lives permanently is spiritual practice. If we are people who began the journey of faith in conservative circles, we may have been trained in...
Jun 7, 2019 | Weekly e-news
Hello everyone, We have had a couple of very grey days (or maybe more than a couple) recently! Amongst our community too there have been injuries, news of bereavement and memories of past hurts welling up as well as probably a bit of SAD around. No, SAD in...
