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Pastor's Pen for 25th April - very present

Apr 21, 20212 min read

Pastor's Pen for 25th April - very present

Psalm 46 opens with the words; 'God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.' We experience our own small losses and...

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God alone - Pastor's pen 18th April 2021

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Apr 14, 20212 min read

God alone - Pastor's pen 18th April 2021

Leave everything quietly to God my soul. God alone suffices. God is everything to me, my rock, my rescue, my refuge. For God alone my...

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Pastor's pen for 11th April - a Call to Prayer

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Apr 6, 20212 min read

Pastor's pen for 11th April - a Call to Prayer

Photo by Mike Labrum on Unsplash A faithful Christian might consider the call to prayer ubiquitous, all encompassing, something that...

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Apr 1, 20211 min read

Pastor's pen - Holy Week 2021

Easter, the point at which the whole Christian world turns, the watershed of history. Or just another long weekend? I don't feel I have...

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Mar 24, 20212 min read

Stigma - Pastor's pen for 28th March

Photo by Adrien Bruneau on Unsplash The Shorter Oxford Dictionary defines stigma quite fully and variously, literally meaning; 'a mark...

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Pastor's pen for 21st March - Pray for Myanmar

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Mar 18, 20213 min read

Pastor's pen for 21st March - Pray for Myanmar

Downtown Yangon, yesterday or the day before. It is both helpful and alarming to have friends with close contacts in Myanmar. The news we...

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Pastor's pen for 14th March 2021 - Cancel Culture

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Mar 9, 20213 min read

Pastor's pen for 14th March 2021 - Cancel Culture

Yesterday evening we had our running club committee meeting at the pub, because the council staff room we use since our clubrooms were...

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Mar 1, 20212 min read

Persistent - Pastor's Pen for 7th March

On Saturday I returned to gnaw on the bone that is the Coastal Challenge 17km race from Brown's Bay along the beach to Devonport. It is...

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Feb 22, 20212 min read

Pastor's pen 28th Feb 2021 - Superglue

Superglue is one of my favourite products. Why? Because I have had notable success with it in lengthening the useful lifespan of so many...

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Bipolar - pastor's pen for 21st Feb 2021

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Feb 15, 20212 min read

Bipolar - pastor's pen for 21st Feb 2021

adjective adjective: bipolar; adjective: bi-polar 1. having or relating to two poles or extremities. e.g.: "a sharply bipolar division of...

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Tiptoeing through the true bits - Pastor's pen for 14th February 2021

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Feb 9, 20212 min read

Tiptoeing through the true bits - Pastor's pen for 14th February 2021

I was plotting some clever segue from the title of the song Tiptoe through the tulips to the parody title Tiptoe through the true bits,...

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Pastor's pen for 7th February 2021 - Parables of Grace

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Feb 2, 20212 min read

Pastor's pen for 7th February 2021 - Parables of Grace

I know last year my friend and former colleague the Rev. Dr. David Clark MP was castigated for his Covid rule-breaking as the minister of...

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Pastor's pen for 31st Jan 2020 - thankful

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Jan 27, 20212 min read

Pastor's pen for 31st Jan 2020 - thankful

The last week or two I have experienced pain in my lower back and legs – knee, Achilles, upper hamstring etc. In several cases these...

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Draining the Swamp - Pastor's Pen for 24th January 2020

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Jan 20, 20212 min read

Draining the Swamp - Pastor's Pen for 24th January 2020

Trump used the metaphor of 'draining the swamp' upon his shock, triumphant arrival on the Washington DC political scene four years ago....

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Uprooting the noxious weeds - Pastor's pen for 17th January 2021

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Jan 12, 20213 min read

Uprooting the noxious weeds - Pastor's pen for 17th January 2021

A dedicated team led by Philippa and her gardening expert friend Kate waged war today on the manse garden, which (alarmingly) contained a...

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Thanksgiving for another New Year - Pastor's pen for 10th January 2021

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Jan 7, 20212 min read

Thanksgiving for another New Year - Pastor's pen for 10th January 2021

Greetings to you all, hoping you have had a pleasant Christmas and New Year time with safe travels and uplifting times with family and...

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Experiments in faith and life - Pastors pen for Christmas week 2020

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Dec 24, 20202 min read

Experiments in faith and life - Pastors pen for Christmas week 2020

Dear friends, I sigh as I once again realize Christmas has caught me by surprise as it always does. My family chide me for being an...

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Joining together with churches on the Shore - 2020-21

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Dec 17, 20201 min read

Joining together with churches on the Shore - 2020-21

Sunday December 27th at 10am Browns Bay Presbyterian Church 45 Anzac Road Browns Bay Joining together with the churches on the Shore....

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A new name - Pastor's Pen for 20th December 2020

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Dec 16, 20202 min read

A new name - Pastor's Pen for 20th December 2020

I apologise if several layers of thought coalesce into one stream here. It is the week when the electoral college of the United States...

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Waiting for God's ways - Pastor's Pen for 13th Dec 2020

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Dec 10, 20202 min read

Waiting for God's ways - Pastor's Pen for 13th Dec 2020

On Sunday we acknowledge and celebrate the finale for children's ministry in our church for 2020. It's a bit different this year as the...

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