Lake Pupuke Autumn - hallelujah it's not raining! You know that getting out in the fresh air on foot or on a bike feeds my soul (spot the...

CBD from Birkenhead Wharf, late Autumn The lights of the city and bridge look warm, yet the harbour is cold and uninviting (I guess)....

Orewa campground in dawn light Warm light has a way of inviting further investigation, speaks of hospitality and comfort as it cuts...

I suppose I questioned my life choices having to get up for the Brown's Bay ANZAC dawn service I agreed to officiate at on Tuesday 25th....

Road at Ngataringa fields In the post-Easter season, the church revisits the resurrected appearances of Jesus, as recorded in scripture....

Mostly humans do better when they belong to something. There is something healthy about being in relation to other people, although some...

Historic lino uncovered by renovations at Hillsborough manse 2016 The above photo popped up in my memories. Peel back the old lino to...

They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ He took with him Peter and James and...

Granny's Bay, Long Bay Regional Park, March 2023 A major slip closed the track out to the end of Long Bay Regional Park during the...

"Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?" So asked Jesus' disciples as they passed a blind man in the street....

Rainbow and Cabbage Tree, Forrest Hill John 3 introduces us to Nicodemus, a teacher in the Jewish community, a Pharisee, who comes to...

Peaceful skies looking North from Narrow Neck, Feb 27th 2023 I'm enjoying engaging with Lent this year, especially meeting together for...

Rangitoto in a summery mood from Forrest Hill Thankfully the talkback chatter moaning that we had all gone soft for closing schools last...

Peaceful skies in Forrest Hill before the weather craps out again 10/02/23 I write this on Monday afternoon, as Cyclone Gabrielle lurks...

Evening clear skies from Forrest Hill towards the city I write this after the massive earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria which has...

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...

Yesterday at our final combined service for January at Glenfield Community Church, we sang the National Anthem as part of our worship,...

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...

Combined Services January 2023: 1st January at 10am: Mairangi & Castor Bays Presbyterian Church 10 Penzance Road, Mairangi Bay 0630 8th...

Torpedo Bay, Devonport, from the clock Apostle Paul urges the Ephesians; 'Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,...