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On Being Unique

admin — Wed, 30 May 2012 21:57:22 +0000

I was involved recently in a church service that was a little outside my normal range. It was to be run by a minister with whom I don’t have a lot in common, and I had a minor task to perform near the end. A few days before the event I received an order of

Transitional Church

admin — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:00:54 +0000

I guess there is hardly anyone in New Zealand who has not heard some part of the debate about the future of Christchurch Cathedral, and probably most of them have an opinion. It’s good that all of Christchurch regards the building well, but it’s clearly been a double-edged sword for decision-makers. Most churches just have

Whose World?

admin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:00:08 +0000

This month marked the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, lost along with 1517 lives in April 1912. I was reminded of it by a piece of classroom work a girl was doing about it. It’s remarkable how the Titanic has stayed in the public mind. It’s not history’s greatest maritime disaster — it’s

Turning to God from idols

admin — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 02:52:36 +0000

And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. The Lord’s message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia — your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, for they themselves report what kind of reception you

A Very Gallant Gentleman

admin — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:29:04 +0000

When I was a fourth former at Hawera High School, we used to have a weekly library period. The idea was to expose books to kids who might not otherwise notice them: an exercise largely wasted on me because I was not in the habit of noticing very much else. But I went to the

More in Sorrow than in Anger

admin — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:33:26 +0000

I had dinner recently with a couple whose first child is just short of six months old. Naturally, he dominated a lot of the conversation. As a matter of fact, he dominates a lot of other aspects of their lives as well. Infants tend to. He is a sociable little boy, within the confines of

Book Review – God Is Back: How the Global Rise of Faith is Changing the World

admin — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 03:05:52 +0000

God Is Back: How the Global Rise of Faith is Changing the World, John Micklethwait & Adrian Wooldridge, Penguin Books, 2010, 405pp. Reviewed by Ron Hay. (Ron Hay, who lives in Castle Hill, is a former Anglican vicar and is now a writer on social and Christian issues.) “Why are the most unlikely people, including

Clean Clothes

admin — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:15:47 +0000

Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator … therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. —

Annual Report 2011

admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:27:23 +0000

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Any Good Thing in Harry Potter?

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 05:23:31 +0000

I read a recent article that drew a parallel between Harry Potter and Jesus on the grounds that, like Jesus, Harry Potter was born to redeem at the cost of his own sacrifice. I mentioned it to one of my sons who said, “That’s drawing a long bow, isn’t it?” It might be. But I