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...

Container ship from Mt. Victoria, Devonport Logistics noun the detailed organization and implementation of a complex operation. "the...

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...

Health sociologist Andrew Dickson wrote the following last week in response to the vaccine mandate protest in Wellington; "The 1980s in...

Clouds over the Gulf, George Gair Reserve, Takapuna. We all experienced the grumpy cyclone winds and oppressive humidity a little while...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Photo by Nadine Shaabana on Unsplash In 1 Corinthians 8 Apostle Paul argues that love within the Christian community trumps knowledge....

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...

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...

I'm letting the scripture dictate the terrain of our Advent worship services this year. After over 100 days of level four or three...

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...

Roadside garden - Belmont I was a bit lacking in direction with my prayer time this morning (Thursday). The old-school devotional I often...

Large painting, Forrest Hill Presbyterian Church A friend messaged me the reference 'Psalm 46:10' yesterday. I'm not great with numbers...

City from Mt. Victoria - Labour Day This time last week, the weather was messing severely with my habit of regular daily exercise. But,...

Today I met an obstacle in my path, a fallen pine tree with significant rot in in it. You can see it was a minor inconvenience a quick...

‘Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, so that a flood of waters may cover you? Can you send forth lightnings, so that they may go...