There’s a children’s song “love is something if you give it away it will come right back to you”. This week Advent 4 is all about love. I remember when my husband was alive, he would tell me every day about how much he loved me, and we wanted to remind each other of...

I am writing from my bed this morning with shortness of breath, fever, and terrible cough. The effects of having Covid-19 two weeks ago still haven’t gone away. I had the privilege of leading opening prayers and devotion at the Pacific Graduation for Victoria...

Mana Moana a 50 voice Signature Choir and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra came together this week.  What a wonderful musical extravaganza of Pacific Music and Voices held at the Michael Fowler Centre on Thursday night.  Ten Pacific songs which were also...

“Look towards Christmas! Advent is here!” So begins Shirley Murray’s Advent Carol. And she is right. Sunday is the First Sunday in the Season of Advent. It tells us, this year, that we are four weeks away from Christmas Day. But Advent is more than that. The word...

Did you see that tweet from Franklin Graham on our inclusive sign outside our church?  Here is the link: Franklin Graham on Twitter: "I saw this sign at a church in Wellington, NZ, yesterday. God’s love & the Gospel have always been inclusive. Jesus Christ came to...

A couple of years ago in the lead up to Franklin Graham Touring New Zealand I was invited to a leaders breakfast as part of the planning process. Surprisingly, I went but more to be a fly on the wall than anything else. I met a few Samoan colleagues there. After the...