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Live life well - Pastor's Pen for 17th July 2022

Jul 12, 20222 min read

Live life well - Pastor's Pen for 17th July 2022

Looking North-West, Wenderholm Regional Park The teacher in the book of Ecclesiastes writes: What do people really get for all their hard...

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Through a glass, darkly - Pastor's Pen 10th July 2022

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Jul 5, 20222 min read

Through a glass, darkly - Pastor's Pen 10th July 2022

Blurred cityscape from Sulphur Bay, Northcote Point, 4th July 2022 Hoping for a clear view of the city last night on my run, instead I...

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The Table - Pastor's Pen for 3rd July 2022

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Jun 30, 20222 min read

The Table - Pastor's Pen for 3rd July 2022

Te Rau Puriri Regional Park with table Amazingly it is July already! How did that happen? I went to my first full 'in person' Presbytery...

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Pastor's Pen 26th June 2022 - Midwinter-Matariki

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Jun 22, 20222 min read

Pastor's Pen 26th June 2022 - Midwinter-Matariki

Lorinda Pereira speaking on YouTube shares her Hokianga/Ngā Puhi perspective on Matariki (Puanga): "Matariki to me is a point in time...

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The flow of unity - Pastor's Pen for 19th June 2022

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Jun 16, 20222 min read

The flow of unity - Pastor's Pen for 19th June 2022

Waitangi Waterfall after heavy rain, Omeru Reserve, Highway 16 If you've ever rafted over a waterfall you know there is really not much...

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Can these bones live? Pastor's pen for 12th June 2022

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Jun 8, 20222 min read

Can these bones live? Pastor's pen for 12th June 2022

Various promptings have led me to meditate on Ezekiel 37: 1-14 which of course is the prophecy in the valley of dry bones. The Lord moves...

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May 31, 20222 min read

God speaks - Pastor's pen for 5th June

Muriwai - land, sea and sky The psalmist declares: The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork....

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Heaven's above? - Pastor's pen for 29th May 2022

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May 24, 20222 min read

Heaven's above? - Pastor's pen for 29th May 2022

Having been chewing on the idea for a preaching series on heaven for some time, here goes. It's not fully formed in my head, but I've got...

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God's free market - Pastor's pen for 22nd May 2022

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May 20, 20222 min read

God's free market - Pastor's pen for 22nd May 2022

I’m sure we can all think of places we have travelled to where the market vendors were enthusiastically happy to promote their wares to...

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Confessions of a hypochondriac - Pastor's Pen for 15th May 2022

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May 11, 20222 min read

Confessions of a hypochondriac - Pastor's Pen for 15th May 2022

Having not been sick with anything at all for a number of years it was a bit of a shock to come down with shingles last week, a quite...

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For Mother's Day - pastor's pen May 8th 2022

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May 4, 20222 min read

For Mother's Day - pastor's pen May 8th 2022

From Webb's Creek Track, Coromandel My brother reports from Napier that my parents often return to stories from France, where we briefly...

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Reminders - pastor's pen for 1st May 2022

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Apr 27, 20222 min read

Reminders - pastor's pen for 1st May 2022

Having lived something of a charmed life, I've never broken a bone in my fifty plus years. However, I do have a number of visible scars...

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Information and the misuse of power - pastor's pen for 24th April 2022

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Apr 20, 20222 min read

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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The path to Easter - Pastor's pen for 17th April 2022

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Apr 13, 20222 min read

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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Approaching Easter - Pastor's pen 10th April 2022

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Apr 7, 20222 min read

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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Presence - Pastor's pen for 3rd April 2022

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Mar 29, 20222 min read

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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Thankful - Pastor's Pen for 27th March 2022

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Mar 25, 20222 min read

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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Logistics - Pastor's pen for 20th March 2022

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Mar 14, 20223 min read

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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'Look! I stand at the door and knock' - pastor's pen for 13th March 2022

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Mar 9, 20223 min read

'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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Pastor's pen for 6th March 2022 - Living in the body

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Mar 2, 20222 min read

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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