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Just Thinking…Foundations are the unsung heroes of buildings. Usually unseen and unapplauded, they are never noticed unless they give way, and then the whole edifice suffers along with them. Which is why builders and engineers spend such a large amount of time on getting the foundations right; they know that everything depends on their structural…

Just Thinking…Memory is a funny thing … and still somewhat of a mystery. Memory happens when the connection between some of the 100 billion neurons in our brains get adjusted. Each memory tweaks a tiny subset of the neurons in the brain (the human brain has 100 billion of them!), changing the way they communicate….

Just Thinking…The following was written by a Christian brother from Africa – it never ceases to inspire me! I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have Holy Spirit power. The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made; I am a disciple of Jesus.I won’t…

Just Thinking…Do we take ourselves too seriously sometimes? I mean, when was the last time you looked at yourself in the mirror and laughed hilariously? Or took out a pen and drew a moustache on model in a women’s magazine, just because it looked funny? If you’re like me, I’m guessing it’s been awhile ……

Just Thinking…Labels are extremely helpful things. They make life quicker and at times make it a whole lot safer. If I am walking down a dark alley at night-time (something I try to avoid!), and I see a big man covered in tats, with an even bigger knife in his hand coming towards me carrying…

Just Thinking…I sometimes suspect we think God might be a little schizophrenic. We would never say it out loud, of course, but I reckon many of us have wondered if God has different personalities. We talk about the God who gets Angry, and find it hard to reconcile this God with the God who Loves…

Just Thinking…This Sunday we have Peter Reid coming to talk to us. Peter is a young man who we support as he shares the love of Jesus in Asia. Here’s a delightful story that he told recently showing God’s sovereignty over our lives. As I walked home the other evening I bumped into a happy couple…

Just Thinking…We live our lives, consciously or not, in reference to stories. A mate of mine once said that he was brought up with his parents telling him that the purpose of life was to be happy, and that money and possessions were the route to being happy. That was his family’s story – the…

Just Thinking…Sheila Pritchard, a wonderful Kiwi Christian leader writes some profound words: ‘Sometimes I wonder if we are in danger of domesticating God; taming God into a manageable loving companion who has already done everything for us in Jesus so we are free to sit back comfortably knowing that all will be well in the…

Just Thinking…I spent my early days growing up in the town of Whakatane, a sea-side town in the Bay of Plenty. When I was there, Whakatane was known to have a particularly tricky harbour for boats to enter. It had a bar to cross, and then there was a narrow channel of safety bordered by…