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Nothing - Pastor's Pen for 4th December 2022

Nov 29, 20221 min read

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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More than enough - Pastor's Pen for 27th November 2022

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Nov 24, 20221 min read

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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Patience - Pastor's Pen for 20th November 2022

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Nov 17, 20222 min read

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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What lies beneath - Pastor's pen for 13th November 2022

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Nov 7, 20222 min read

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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The Path - Pastor's Pen for 6th November 2022

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Nov 1, 20222 min read

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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Strength and Weakness - Pastor's Pen for 30th October 2022

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Oct 25, 20222 min read

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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Ministry of Silence - Pastor's Pen for 23rd October 2022

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Oct 17, 20222 min read

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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'Like Grass' - Pastor's pen for 16th Oct 2022

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Oct 13, 20222 min read

'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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Sandpit diplomacy - Pastor's pen for 9th October 2022

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Oct 5, 20222 min read

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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Way-markers - Pastor's Pen for 2nd October 2022

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Sep 28, 20222 min read

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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Only Human - Pastor's Pen for 25th September 2022

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Sep 20, 20222 min read

Only Human - Pastor's Pen for 25th September 2022

I watched with interest the funeral of Queen Elizabeth ll yesterday evening. It's funny what you think of as you watch. What happens if...

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Changes - Pastor's Pen for 18th September 2022

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Sep 13, 20222 min read

Changes - Pastor's Pen for 18th September 2022

Changing, moving city last night The late David Bowie sang; I watch the ripples change their size But never leave the stream Of warm...

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Pay what you want - Pastor's Pen for 11 September 2022

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Sep 6, 20222 min read

Pay what you want - Pastor's Pen for 11 September 2022

There's this company who show up with their photographers at a lot of the trail races I do called Photos4sale. They've got this great...

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Sep 1, 20222 min read

Peace - Pastor's Pen for 4th Sept 2022

It's sobering as we mark the passing of Mikhail Gorbachev to see the latest Russian administration doing all within its power to erase...

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Strengths - Pastor's Pen for 28th August 2022

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Aug 24, 20222 min read

Strengths - Pastor's Pen for 28th August 2022

Lion Rock ⓒ Fiona Sherwin 2022 Many churches at face value are facing a time of uncertainty, and each denomination and congregation with...

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Testimony - Pastor's Pen for 21st August 2022

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Aug 16, 20222 min read

Testimony - Pastor's Pen for 21st August 2022

On Sunday we heard from Eve a testimony of healing prayer for her friend Juliet living with cancer. Let us continue in prayer for her....

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Character - Pastor's Pen for 14th August 2022

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Aug 9, 20222 min read

Character - Pastor's Pen for 14th August 2022

I must say as the parent of a child mercilessly bullied at a sought after local school by a group of much bigger boys, I found the...

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World Peace and all that - Pastor's Pen for 7th August 2022

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Aug 2, 20222 min read

World Peace and all that - Pastor's Pen for 7th August 2022

Opito Bay panorama 2016 Our national PCANZ moderator Rt. Rev. Hamish Galloway reminds us it is Peace Sunday this week. As I continue to...

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Persistence - Pastor's Pen for 31st July 2022

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Jul 26, 20222 min read

Persistence - Pastor's Pen for 31st July 2022

That'll teach me for talking about abundance last week. This week I have an abundance of cold symptoms. I also have an abundance of RAT...

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Abundance - Pastor's Pen for 23rd July 2022

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Jul 19, 20222 min read

Abundance - Pastor's Pen for 23rd July 2022

Piha panorama It seems funny to be speaking of abundance in a winter that we already want to see the back of, with hospitals at breaking...

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