Just Thinking… The wind howled past the tent ropes like a banshee, setting teeth on edge and tent flaps flapping. The wind had been constant for the last two days, and like a water tap left running, it began to wear away at one’s soul. There were 30 young people with me. We had trekked…
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Just Thinking… The thimble is dead. Long live the thimble. So is the boot. So is the wheelbarrow. Those three Monopoly tokens which have been around forever (the thimble and boot from 1935!) have finally succumbed to the ongoing march of progress, and will soon be replaced by commercial-themed tokens. One Monopoly traditionalist said in…
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Just Thinking… A looking back and a looking forward. Firstly, thank-you to all who, either through your prayers or through your contributions, helped shape our sharing service last Sunday. A number of people commented to me afterwards saying they were so encouraged by what was shared, and equally delighted by the number of different voices…
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Just Thinking… Today is the day we have been working towards for a while now. We have sought God in prayer over the last few weeks for his vision for our church. We were reminded from the book of Revelation last Sunday that Jesus has a unique plan and purpose for every local church, and…
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Brian Tamaki has again made the news this week, and his name seems to have become the byword for all things that kiwis at large hate about religion in general and Christian fanaticism (so-called) in particular. What are we to make of him? Firstly, I would have to say there are things where I do…
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Leadership – the TV and computer screens have displayed much on this topic over the last few weeks as the American elections have wrapped up. Who will be the best leader? What makes the best leader? Is it character or is it competence? Can we do without character if the competence is great enough? Do…
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Orn is the friendly voice you will hear at the end of a phone call, and the one who holds all our admin together! She loves dancing, good Asian food, and has a bubbly sense of humour that’s never far from the surface!
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