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...

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...

Manukau Harbour, looking south from Waikowhai It was relatively easy to cultivate solitude in level four lockdown. Ministry was something...

Some running friends are strongly opposed to doing laps of anything because it's 'boring' or whatever. I, on the other hand, appreciate...

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...

Listening to the the radio this morning, I heard an interview with Consumer NZ about their new research into the property market. Much of...

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...

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...