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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…

Just Thinking…Hurt people hurt people. We’ve all seen it happen. I’ve certainly seen it in myself. When hurt, my desire for justice and retribution is sometimes only matched by my lack of desire to forgive! The problem is, it’s not a fleeting problem. We hurt and we get hurt all the time … bumped and…

Just Thinking…A student in a high-school entered a project in his school science-fair alerting people to the dangers of the chemical, dihydrogen monoxide. He outlined the many alarming problems associated with this particular molecule, including the following:It can cause excessive sweating and vomiting.Accidental inhalation can kill you.It has been found in tumors of terminal cancer…

Just Thinking…Do you remember the Apollo 13 space mission? It was the seventh manned mission in the Apollo space program, and the third intended to land on the moon. No one cared about this particular technological marvel. It didn’t make the front page of the newspapers. It barely made it into the papers at all. The crew…