Déjà vu - Pastor's Pen for 26th February 2023
Rangitoto in a summery mood from Forrest Hill Thankfully the talkback chatter moaning that we had all gone soft for closing schools last...
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Feb 13, 20232 min
Anchor - Pastor's Pen for Sunday 19th Feb 2023
Peaceful skies in Forrest Hill before the weather craps out again 10/02/23 I write this on Monday afternoon, as Cyclone Gabrielle lurks...
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Feb 9, 20232 min
After the flood - Pastor's Pen for 12th Feb 2023
Evening clear skies from Forrest Hill towards the city I write this after the massive earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria which has...
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Feb 2, 20232 min
Rooted - Pastor's Pen for 5th February 2023
I'm thankful that on Friday night at the manse a small wet patch in the garage due to poor exterior drainage was the sum total of water...
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Jan 23, 20232 min
'Guide her in the nation's van' - Pastor's Pen for 29th January 2023
Yesterday at our final combined service for January at Glenfield Community Church, we sang the National Anthem as part of our worship,...
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Jan 9, 20232 min
Pastor's Pen for 15th January 2023 - 'a small but stubborn fire'
I was surprised how much I enjoyed the musical movie version of Roald Dahl's Matilda which has recently come to Netflix. As with a...
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Dec 20, 20221 min
January 2023 Combined services with hosting shared around the local churches
Combined Services January 2023: 1st January at 10am: Mairangi & Castor Bays Presbyterian Church 10 Penzance Road, Mairangi Bay 0630 8th...
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Dec 20, 20222 min
Redeeming the time - Pastor's Pen for 25th December 2022
Torpedo Bay, Devonport, from the clock Apostle Paul urges the Ephesians; 'Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,...
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Dec 15, 20222 min
'Go through, go through the gates' - Pastor's Pen for 18th December
photo © Tim Hill The weekend before this one I completed the Westcoaster half marathon at Bethell's Beach (Te Henga). While there was no...
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Dec 7, 20222 min
Watching and Waiting - Pastor's Pen for 11th December 2022
Isaiah 35: 1-10 is one of the readings for the 3rd week of Advent. We find here that the coming of God's kingdom and ways are not simply...
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Nov 29, 20221 min
Nothing - Pastor's Pen for 4th December 2022
Papamoa Panorama I just preached on the biblical assertion that nothing can separate us from the love of God..."For I am convinced that...
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Nov 24, 20221 min
More than enough - Pastor's Pen for 27th November 2022
Mt Victoria panorama In Exodus 35:30 - 36:7 we see the work of the Spirit of God in inspiring Bezalel and Oholiab with abilities to...
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Nov 17, 20222 min
Patience - Pastor's Pen for 20th November 2022
Kendall's Bay evening light Stumbling along a tricky little bush track a bit lost on Wednesday, then popping out into the evening light...
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Nov 7, 20222 min
What lies beneath - Pastor's pen for 13th November 2022
Karst landscape, Waitomo District, King Country Parts of the King Country exhibit the unique and interesting Karst limestone features....
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Nov 1, 20222 min
The Path - Pastor's Pen for 6th November 2022
Shared Path, Hawkes Bay This is what the Lord says: “Stop at the crossroads and look around. Ask for the old, godly way, and walk in it....
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Oct 25, 20222 min
Strength and Weakness - Pastor's Pen for 30th October 2022
The Kauri always looks like a mighty tree, majestic in the forest. However, it is vulnerable to Phytophthora agathidicida or 'Kauri...
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Oct 17, 20222 min
Ministry of Silence - Pastor's Pen for 23rd October 2022
Milford skies October 2022 I like the early mornings before others in the household are up. The quiet is the best time to think and pray....
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Oct 13, 20222 min
'Like Grass' - Pastor's pen for 16th Oct 2022
Looking west from Maungakiekie As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the field; for the wind passes...
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Oct 5, 20222 min
Sandpit diplomacy - Pastor's pen for 9th October 2022
We note with concern the government of North Korea firing a ballistic missile over Japan into the Pacific. Some kind of test. One...
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Sep 28, 20222 min
Way-markers - Pastor's Pen for 2nd October 2022
Harvested valley from Trig Rd., Riverhead Forest The road out of the Covid time for the churches is a stony one. Things that once seemed...
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