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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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Minister
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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Minister
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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Minister
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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Minister
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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Minister
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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Minister
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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Minister
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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Minister
Aug 12, 20212 min read
Guest pastor's pen for 8th August - Hidden treasure; by Steph...
I’m a country girl by nature. I grew up on the Thames Coast, both loving and taking for granted the NZ bush, clear starry skies and the...
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Minister
Aug 11, 20212 min read
In the interim....pastor's pen for 15th August 2021
Haumoana, looking towards Cape Kidnappers At Haumoana, it appears the sea is winning the arm wrestle for dominance over the land....
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Minister
Jul 31, 20213 min read
Guest pastor's pen for 1st August - 'Out of the mouths of babes...' by Jill Worrall
How many of us know what our Sunday School children learn from week to week? Perhaps we should catch them at morning tea and ask them...
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Minister
Jul 21, 20212 min read
The patience of God - Pastor's pen for 25th July 2021
Photo by Quino Al on Unsplash The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: “Come, go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let...
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Minister
Jul 11, 20212 min read
Pastor's Pen for 18th July 2021 - Listen
On Saturday night 10th July I made a snap decision to go and see Derek Lind (and band) at Kumeu live. I haven't made a habit of seeing...
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Minister
Jul 7, 20212 min read
Pastor's pen for 11th July - Hate Speech
Photo by Andre Hunter on Unsplash There has been a mild media flurry about a revision to existing Hate Speech laws proposed by the...
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Minister
Jun 29, 20212 min read
Pastor's Pen for 4th July - Building community.
It felt to me like a lot of community building activities on the weekend, aside from the usual stuff including morning church. I really...
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Minister
Jun 22, 20212 min read
Kindness - pastor's pen for 27th June 2021
Today I got to be a whānau support person in court for the very first time. I can see why it's important to have support as the whole...
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Minister
Jun 15, 20212 min read
Pastor's pen for 20th June 2021 - the fog lifts
Laps of Kainui Lake early in the morning began amid the disorientation of a low Waikato fog. Fortunately, no navigation was required as...
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Minister
Jun 9, 20213 min read
Pastor's pen 13th June 2021 - "What is that in your hand?"
Exodus chapter four finds God cajoling Moses into leading the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt and eventually to the promised land....
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Minister
Jun 1, 20212 min read
Pastor's pen 6th June - Spirit season
Photo by Aziz Acharki on Unsplash Someone raised with me on Monday the interesting observation that in Revelation chapter 21 there is no...
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Minister
May 27, 20212 min read
Belonging - Pastor's pen for 30th May
Mostly humans do better when they belong to something. There is something healthy about being in relation to other people, although some...
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