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Just thinking…The day was full of light! The waves tumbled against the shore in a most inviting way, while a slight breeze made the palm trees shudder with delight. The scuba diving club decided it was a great day for an underwater adventure. Everyone geared up excitedly. After the leader assigned buddies, Jim, a member of the…

Just thinking…”Happy 40th, Rob!” So said the sign that was 6 story tall and plastered on the side of an Auckland high-rise in February last year … along with a smiling face of the man in question … Rob Harvey. He knew nothing about the sign, which was visible to 1.6 million Aucklanders, until he…

Just thinking…As you will no doubt be aware, on the day that we cast our vote for our next government, we will also be asked to vote on two important referenda: one on legalizing euthanasia and one on legalizing the use of cannabis in New Zealand. Both of these decisions are of enormous significance to…

Just thinking…Dave Goldberg, a physics professor at Drexel University (and I would suspect from his writings, not a person of faith) writes this: You’re almost unfathomably lucky to exist, in almost every conceivable way. Don’t take it the wrong way. You, me, and even the most calming manatee are nothing but impurities in an otherwise…

Just thinking… This is a bit more on the light side, but see if you can find all the weird things about the picture. There are things that at first glance seem to look ok, but on closer inspection we find that there are some things seriously wrong! It’ll be fun! On a more serious…

Just thinking…We are a society of contradictions, it seems. Yesterday I listened to talkback radio discussing the upcoming referendum on the so-called ‘End of Life Choice’ from the perspective of one of its proponents. It was a public discussion on a proposal for what is effectively state-sanctioned suicide. If this referendum gives the nod to…

Just thinking…I loved a story that came out of the last lockdown from the Bradford Manor Rest Home in Dunedin. This facility was home to a number of elderly residents including 26 dementia sufferers. During the lockdown, the home was closed to visitors, and family were not allowed to visit because of the fear that…

Just thinking…This Sunday has been set aside as Carey College Day, where we give focus to the work of our Baptist theological training college – Carey College. This college was started in 1926 and since then has had a long track-record of equipping people to serve Jesus in a variety of settings, both locally and…

Just thinking…Do you feel like we’ve been here before?! How are you feeling as a result? Super-excited about the prospect of another lockdown (of uncertain duration)? Depressed? Frustrated? Peaceful? I’m not quite sure what I feel about it, but it is certainly more familiar ground than the first time we passed this way. It reminds…

Just thinking…I am loving being involved in the SHAPE course. There are around 20 of us on a six-week journey of self-discovery, which is really the discovery of the divine artistry and design that our Creator has fashioned in each one of us. Each week, we sit in the weirdly wonderful place of simultaneously exploring God’s handiwork…