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Cloaks on the Road - Pastor's Pen for 13th April 2025
Evening palm tree, Forrest Hill This Sunday is often called 'Palm Sunday' and I have been known to organise a mob to parade through the...
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Green Shoots - Pastor's Pen for 6th April 2025
Looking towards Manuka Reserve - Kaipatiki A colleague was talking to me about directions in ministry. There are so many things that...
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Apr 32 min read
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The time is now - Pastor's Pen for 30th March 2025
Native Tree Cafe, Mangatarata Apostle Paul in the first letter to the church at Corinth writes; "So if you think you are standing, watch...
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Mar 241 min read
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Contemplate - Pastor's Pen for 23rd March 2025
Driftwood seat, Vaughan Park I was determined to sit on the driftwood seat before leaving the minister's retreat at Vaughan Park, Long...
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Mar 192 min read
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Redeemed and Restored - Pastor's pen for 16th March 2025
On Friday last week Tom and I made a trip to the refuse transfer station. Someone had dumped an old wardrobe on the church carpark,...
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Mar 91 min read
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Spirit of Truth - Pastor's Pen for 9th March 2025
End of summer 2025 Speaking of the Holy Spirit, Jesus said; "But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the...
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Mar 42 min read
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Children's Day - Pastor's Pen for 2nd March 2025
Forrest Hill sunrise 25th February 2025 ©Fiona Every day is a new opportunity to be hopeful, and remember God's Spirit is guiding us in...
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Feb 262 min read
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Time passes - Pastor's Pen for 23rd February 2025
The clock was a wedding gift for my maternal grandparents in the early 1930s and has been with my parents since my Gran's passing in...
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Feb 201 min read
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Planted - Pastor's Pen for 16th February 2025
The vegetables, flowers and herbs we have just planted require regular evening watering in this summer heat. If we just left it up to the...
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Feb 121 min read
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Tending & Waiting - Pastor's Pen for 9th February 2024
Garden snapshot, 4th February 2025 The Hibiscus takes centre stage in this photo, recently treated to an application of chook and sheep...
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Feb 41 min read
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Layers of Life - Pastor's Pen for 2nd February 2024
Tree trunk, Waitākere Ranges Regional Park, © Fiona Fey Many of the trails in the Waitākere Ranges are being rehabilitated in an attempt...
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Jan 301 min read
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Varieties - Pastor's Pen for 26th January 2025
Leunig, 2014 Yesterday I spotted the Olympic and Commonwealth pole-vault medalist Eliza McCartney in PaknSave. Some people just look...
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Jan 212 min read
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The space between - Pastor's Pen 19th Jan 2025
Napier trails, summer sky We all know by now that new year resolutions are a fraught business, we start with good intentions, but then...
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Jan 162 min read
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Peace - Pastor's Pen for 22nd December 2024
As we approach Christmas once again, we can pause to give thanks that we live in relative peace and security, in a somewhat temperate...
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Dec 18, 20241 min read
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The Essence of the Book - Pastor's Pen 15th December 2024
Ten-part TV series The Day of the Jackal recently caught my eye, so I'm steadily binge-watching it on TVNZ+. It ' s been nominated for...
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Dec 12, 20242 min read
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With - Pastor's Pen for 8th December 2024
Another weekend, another concert. On Saturday afternoon we were at a birthday in Whangaparaoa, then had to drive all the way to Howick in...
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Dec 3, 20241 min read
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Unwrapped - Pastor's Pen for 1st December 2024
We have been going to more shows than I have been used to, and this has been very enjoyable. The latest was Crowded House at the Spark...
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Nov 27, 20242 min read
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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 18, 20242 min read
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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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Nov 12, 20242 min read
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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 30, 20241 min read
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