I'm letting the scripture dictate the terrain of our Advent worship services this year. After over 100 days of level four or three...

17kms on the beach last Saturday included a whole lot of solitude. When the rain is hosing and the wind blowing it keeps the fair-weather...

Roadside garden - Belmont I was a bit lacking in direction with my prayer time this morning (Thursday). The old-school devotional I often...

Large painting, Forrest Hill Presbyterian Church A friend messaged me the reference 'Psalm 46:10' yesterday. I'm not great with numbers...

City from Mt. Victoria - Labour Day This time last week, the weather was messing severely with my habit of regular daily exercise. But,...

Today I met an obstacle in my path, a fallen pine tree with significant rot in in it. You can see it was a minor inconvenience a quick...

‘Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that a flood of waters may cover you? Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go...

A crisp morning at Centennial Park... The photo shows the world sloping to the left, but with a clear path nonetheless. In reality it's...

Manukau Harbour, looking south from Waikowhai It was relatively easy to cultivate solitude in level four lockdown. Ministry was something...

Some running friends are strongly opposed to doing laps of anything because it's 'boring' or whatever. I, on the other hand, appreciate...

Remember when most athletic shoes were white? Always a bad idea. I try to avoid white cars for the same reason, they always look a little...

Listening to the the radio this morning, I heard an interview with Consumer NZ about their new research into the property market. Much of...

We've been discussing guidance these last couple of weeks, or what we might call 'discerning the will of God'. Today we conclude the last...

I may be showing my age when I remember that the boss of the A-Team, Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith (played by George Peppard) always...

Castor Bay sunrise this week On Tuesday my morning Bible reading came from Isaiah 58 concerning various admonitions to follow the Lord...

I’m a country girl by nature. I grew up on the Thames Coast, both loving and taking for granted the NZ bush, clear starry skies and the...

Haumoana, looking towards Cape Kidnappers At Haumoana, it appears the sea is winning the arm wrestle for dominance over the land....

How many of us know what our Sunday School children learn from week to week? Perhaps we should catch them at morning tea and ask them...

Photo by Quino Al on Unsplash The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let...

On Saturday night 10th July I made a snap decision to go and see Derek Lind (and band) at Kumeu live. I haven't made a habit of seeing...