Information and the misuse of power - pastor's pen for 24th April 2022
I read an interesting article today about Vladimir Putin and his war in the Business Insider. I quote: "Bad news doesn't filter up in...
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- Apr 13, 2022
- 2 min
The path to Easter - Pastor's pen for 17th April 2022
The walking trails of Waiheke Island are generally well marked, skirting vineyards, utilising berms and ducking into patches of native...
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Minister
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Approaching Easter - Pastor's pen 10th April 2022
As with many things partly dismantled by the Covid season, the approach to Easter this year seems a little hurried, as if the long...
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Minister
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Presence - Pastor's pen for 3rd April 2022
Panorama from Mt. Karangahake Exodus chapter 25 describes in detail God's instruction to Moses as to the construction of a sanctuary, a...
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Minister
- Mar 25, 2022
- 2 min
Thankful - Pastor's Pen for 27th March 2022
Bream Bay from Mt. Lion I was helping a friend move rental properties, from a run-down dump where the landlord clearly had no concept of...
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Minister
- Mar 14, 2022
- 3 min
Logistics - Pastor's pen for 20th March 2022
Container ship from Mt. Victoria, Devonport Logistics noun the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. "the...
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Minister
- Mar 9, 2022
- 3 min
'Look! I stand at the door and knock' - pastor's pen for 13th March 2022
The other morning at about 4.30am I had a dream. Or at least I thought I did. It was very brief yet decisive, and consisted of a firm...
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Minister
- Mar 2, 2022
- 2 min
Pastor's pen for 6th March 2022 - Living in the body
Health sociologist Andrew Dickson wrote the following last week in response to the vaccine mandate protest in Wellington; "The 1980s in...
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Minister
- Feb 22, 2022
- 2 min
After the Storm - Pastor's Pen for 27th February 2022
Clouds over the Gulf, George Gair Reserve, Takapuna. We all experienced the grumpy cyclone winds and oppressive humidity a little while...
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Minister
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
Grace for each day - pastor's pen for 20th Feb 2022
Forrest Hill sunrise 2022 ticks on and with each new day I suppose we see ourselves coming to the end of pandemic restrictions bit by...
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Minister
- Feb 9, 2022
- 3 min
Pastor's pen for 13th February 2022 - Choose your own adventure
Quote on a park bench, Quinton Reserve, Bayswater On a bike ride yesterday, I found the above quote from Father Terry Dibble close to the...
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Minister
- Feb 3, 2022
- 2 min
Beginning with Church - Pastor's pen for 6th February 2022
Opito Bay, taken about 6 years ago on a retreat between ministry at Hillsborough and Forrest Hill As we emerge from a hot summer into...
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Minister
- Jan 27, 2022
- 3 min
Pastor's pen for 30th January 2022 - being the Church
Manse Garden panorama A panorama shot of the manse garden is a bit mind-bending, warping it out of its proper perspective. As we ride...
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Minister
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Pastor's pen for 26th December 2021 - Stay-cation
Long Bay morning light My observation of the Forrest Hill congregation is that a number of members are well traveled. It's a bit of a...
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Minister
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Perspective - Pastor's Pen for 19th December 2021
Photo by Nadine Shaabana on Unsplash In 1 Corinthians 8 Apostle Paul argues that love within the Christian community trumps knowledge....
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Minister
- Dec 10, 2021
- 2 min
Timing - Pastor's Pen for 12th December 2021
I saw a young man going for a lunchtime run the other day as I was driving. Nothing remarkable in that, except it was a very warm and...
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Minister
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Worship - Pastor's pen for 5th December 2021
I thought you might enjoy this quote from Eugene Peterson in full: "Worship is a meeting at the centre so that our lives are centred in...
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Minister
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
Pastor's pen for 28th November 2021 - Thoughts on Advent
I'm letting the scripture dictate the terrain of our Advent worship services this year. After over 100 days of level four or three...
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Minister
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
Pastor's Pen for 21st November 2021 - The Human Condition
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...
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Minister
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
Thankful - Pastor's Pen for 14th November 2021
Roadside garden - Belmont I was a bit lacking in direction with my prayer time this morning (Thursday). The old-school devotional I often...
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