Mar 15, 2019 | Community, Minister’s musings
In Christchurch right now, there is much news flying about. Television reporters are trying to find out facts in a fluid, rapidly changing situation. But it seems that the shooting, perhaps two shootings in Christchurch were against Muslim worshippers by at least...
Mar 13, 2018 | Community, Minister’s musings
On Sunday March 4, St Andrews on The Terrace paid tribute to their Theologian in Residence. This is the text of the appreciation which was presented along with a pounamu pendant to Sir Lloyd and Lady Shirley. In Appreciation Rev Prof Sir Lloyd George...
Feb 2, 2018 | Minister’s musings, Spirituality
It’s a tricky question, the question “why?” At any good motivational or business course you’ll see this concept or something like it. But, how often, I wonder, do churches ask this question – especially as we panic about membership decline, hoping to...
Aug 8, 2017 | Minister’s musings, Spirituality
Looking within Every now and then, I start to feel ‘outside of myself’. It’s a strange feeling. Almost as if my body was walking among the world, but I am somewhere else. The ‘somewhere else’ isn’t somewhere mystical, it is very much in this world – so...
Jun 23, 2017 | Minister’s musings, Spirituality
“words, words, words, I am so sick of words.” Eliza Dolittle, My Fair Lady. Blogs are tricky things. We get to throw our opinions into cyberspace. Depending how busy people are, we may get away with them without comment. This doesn’t mean other readers don’t...
Jun 17, 2017 | Minister’s musings, Spirituality
I had one of those conversations today which roam far and wide and bring you a perspective which opens your eyes and tips your thinking into a new world view. It was about waking up. I’d read Anthony de Mello’s call for us to ‘wake up’, that we are in a walking...
