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Shut down of Services
Kia ora e te whānau,As our country moves into alert level 4 measures tomorrow evening, and we experience a shut down of most groups and services, it is natural that we feel uncertain, afraid of how it will be, as well as what may unfold. We are still a community of...
Weekly News for 7 February 2020
Kia ora e te whānau, The demands of the gospel, while sound simple - to love others, to be peacemakers, to do justice; in fact are at times downright inconvenient, and at times feel impossible! In some ways the easiest ways to express our commitment to Jesus’ way is...
Weekly Newsletter for Friday 16 June 2019
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...
Weekly newsletter for Friday 24 May 2019
Hello everyone, A serendipity today was my turning to a youtube discussion between Lawrence Freeman and David Tacey. You might like to watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB-d7W94Uu8. There are several very interesting approaches which the two men...
Weekly Newsletter for Friday 17 May 2019
Hello everyone, In autumn we see deciduous trees in their ‘true colours’. During spring and summer, I’m told, the greenness of leaves is due to chlorophyll which is a catalyst in the process of photosynthesis. As the summer fades, less chlorophyll is...
Islam and Christianity – both religions of love
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...