Pastor's pen for 30th January 2022 - being the Church
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...
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Dec 21, 20212 min read
Pastor's pen for 26th December 2021 - Stay-cation
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...
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Dec 16, 20212 min read
Perspective - Pastor's Pen for 19th December 2021
Photo by Nadine Shaabana on Unsplash In 1 Corinthians 8 Apostle Paul argues that love within the Christian community trumps knowledge....
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Dec 10, 20212 min read
Timing - Pastor's Pen for 12th December 2021
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...
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Dec 1, 20211 min read
Worship - Pastor's pen for 5th December 2021
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...
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Nov 25, 20212 min read
Pastor's pen for 28th November 2021 - Thoughts on Advent
I'm letting the scripture dictate the terrain of our Advent worship services this year. After over 100 days of level four or three...
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Nov 17, 20212 min read
Pastor's Pen for 21st November 2021 - The Human Condition
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...
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Nov 11, 20212 min read
Thankful - Pastor's Pen for 14th November 2021
Roadside garden - Belmont I was a bit lacking in direction with my prayer time this morning (Thursday). The old-school devotional I often...
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Nov 3, 20212 min read
Be Still and Know - Pastor's Pen for 7th November 2021
Large painting, Forrest Hill Presbyterian Church A friend messaged me the reference 'Psalm 46:10' yesterday. I'm not great with numbers...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
A change of view - pastor's pen for 31st October 2021
City from Mt. Victoria - Labour Day This time last week, the weather was messing severely with my habit of regular daily exercise. But,...
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Oct 21, 20212 min read
A short reflection on obstacles - Pastor's pen for 24th October 2021
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...
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Oct 12, 20213 min read
On not knowing - Pastor's pen for 17th October 2021
‘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...
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Oct 5, 20212 min read
Bent out of shape - Pastor's Pen for 10th October 2021
A crisp morning at Centennial Park... The photo shows the world sloping to the left, but with a clear path nonetheless. In reality it's...
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Sep 30, 20212 min read
Beginning with silence - Pastor's pen for 3rd Oct 2021
Manukau Harbour, looking south from Waikowhai It was relatively easy to cultivate solitude in level four lockdown. Ministry was something...
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Sep 20, 20212 min read
Darkness and Light - Pastor's pen for 26th September 2021
Some running friends are strongly opposed to doing laps of anything because it's 'boring' or whatever. I, on the other hand, appreciate...
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Sep 13, 20212 min read
On the way - Pastor's pen for 19th September 2021
Remember when most athletic shoes were white? Always a bad idea. I try to avoid white cars for the same reason, they always look a little...
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Sep 7, 20212 min read
In house or outhouse? Pastor's Pen for 12th Sept. 2021
Listening to the the radio this morning, I heard an interview with Consumer NZ about their new research into the property market. Much of...
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Sep 1, 20212 min read
The 'Seven Cs' of guidance - Pastor's Pen for 5th September 2021
We've been discussing guidance these last couple of weeks, or what we might call 'discerning the will of God'. Today we conclude the last...
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Aug 25, 20212 min read
Further Guidance - Pastor's pen for 29th August 2021
I may be showing my age when I remember that the boss of the A-Team, Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith (played by George Peppard) always...
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Aug 18, 20212 min read
Guidance - pastor's pen for 22nd August 2021
Castor Bay sunrise this week On Tuesday my morning Bible reading came from Isaiah 58 concerning various admonitions to follow the Lord...
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