Spectacle - Pastor's Pen for 24th November 2024
The spectacle of Paihia with a cruise ship - November 2024 We all like a bit of a spectacle. We got tickets to see a Finnish stand-up...
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Nov 122 min read
Hīkoi - Pastor's Pen for 17th November 2024
Dear reader, you may be surprised to learn I have had occasion to march over community rights and land in my youth. When we migrated to...
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Oct 301 min read
Alpha - Pastor's pen for 10th November 2024
Let's celebrate our progress with the Chinese Alpha course. We have recently had to report to presbytery because they gave us some...
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Oct 302 min read
Prayer for the persecuted church - Pastor's pen for 3rd November 2024
By the time you read this, I'll probably be on a tropical island having a pleasant time. It's an island with a number of churches, one of...
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Oct 232 min read
The Walk - Pastor's Pen for 27th October 2024
When my brother was staying for a few days, one morning we went for a walk up Forrest Hill and round Centennial Park . We came across...
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Oct 161 min read
Abide - Pastor's Pen for 20th October 2024
Last week was busy in a different way than the usual rhythm of things. Several of us leaders attended ABIDE, a conference hosted by...
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Oct 71 min read
Ministry of Interruptions - Pastor's pen for 13th October 2024
We apparently now have a whole new ministry in government; a Ministry for Regulation. They are " a central agency responsible for helping...
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Sep 301 min read
Local Knowledge - Pastor's Pen for 6th October 2024
I travelled to Hamilton with a colleague a couple of weeks back, so we could attend a seminar on the Treaty of Waitangi from a Christian...
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Sep 241 min read
Salted with Fire - Pastor's Pen for 29th September 2024
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Well, I was not aware, until today. You'd think I would be, given my various brushes with less...
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Sep 192 min read
Time on Earth - Pastor's Pen for 22nd September 2024
I was listening to some Crowded House from their 2007 Album Time on Earth. Seeing as we are going to their concert later in the year,...
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Sep 102 min read
Between the wild and the city - Pastor's Pen for 15th September 2024
Ngataringa Park with Takarunga / Mt. Victoria in the background, Devonport Consider the volcanoes that surround us. They may seem rather...
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Sep 21 min read
The creative voice - Pastor's pen for 8th September 2024
© Michael Leunig There is something about the visual arts that frees us from a linear approach to life, and contributes to our mental...
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Aug 292 min read
Telling stories - Pastor's Pen for 1st September 2024
I'm on the regular email list of Russell Moore, teacher, writer and editor with Christianity Today. I find his insights on American...
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Aug 221 min read
From powerlessness to prayer - Pastor's Pen for 25th August 2024
I've been reflecting (not for the first time) that there can be a sense of powerlessness in ministry and church life. People come and go,...
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Aug 152 min read
Curate - Pastor's Pen for 18th August 2024
The good thing about walking as opposed to running is that you notice more. On a night walk a few weeks ago I noticed the illumination of...
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Aug 51 min read
In the Real World - Pastor's Pen for 11th August 2024
City from Maungauika/North Head, last Sunday It's good to get out in nature, and it's surprising how many opportunities we have around...
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Aug 12 min read
Through the fog - Pastor's Pen for 4th August 2024
Napier from Taradale, August 2021 You can see the beauty of the view, but it's difficult to pick out the city in detail. It's a bad time...
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Jul 231 min read
Life Stories - Pastor's Pen for 28th July 2024
Some old photos turned up the other day, including this one of my uncle, brother and dad from the late 70s, complete with Ford Falcon in...
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Jul 172 min read
Coming and Going - Pastor's pen for 21st July 2024
Most of you know that I'm an active leisure kind of person, and just lately, walking to Birkenhead Wharf and then back to the running...
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Jul 102 min read
Reflect - Pastor's Pen for 14th July 2024
A small lake near Rotorua, Rotokawau We stayed close to this lake with a youth trip five years ago, and of course I was struck by the...
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