What does it take for a church to be active in global mission? Mordecai a central character in the Old Testament story of Esther gives...

How does God work in the world? In the Old Testament story of Esther, God isn’t mentioned, but we see signs of His activities everywhere....

ANZAC Day is about remembering not celebrating. Originally established to mark the landing of Australian New Zealand Army Corp forces on...

Easter seems an obvious time to share our faith. But, it’s also a challenging time, compared with say, Christmas. Over the last few years...

I recently turned 60… It’s a time to reflect, to count blessings so far. It’s also a time to consider my remaining years. Life is a...

My family had a wonderful Northland holiday in January. Apart from being warm in the Bay of Islands, it was really interesting to learn...

It’s easy to forget about others at Christmas. It goes something like this: If we can afford it, we spend $100s or $1000s on ourselves...

I’d love to see ‘greens’ in church, worshipping the Creator. By ‘greens’, I mean people passionate about the environment. We’ve seen huge...

Some Christians say, 'Jesus was not political…' However, this misrepresents both Jesus and politics. Jesus’ life and teaching was...

Recently in a sermon, I asked ‘What is your vision for God’s mission?’ It seemed a reasonable question, as we started our Global Mission...

We’ve all heard of insiders and outsiders, but what about alongsiders? Insiders are people who belong to a group, know what’s going on...

Hi everyone, For many in our nation, the fact that we can get back to Church means nothing, after all they have been able to get back to...

Churches have not met in the flesh for 10 weeks. During this time churches globally moved quickly into having a web-based presence, ours...

Diagnosis before remedy The deeds of the flesh are in opposition to the fruit the Spirit. Galatians 5:15…17 It looks and sounds a bit...

Covid lockdown taught us about essential workers. Confined to home, our basic needs still needed to be met. Food was the big one… grown,...

About 15 people die every minute from hunger or malnutrition globally. The trouble with stats is they hide the personal. As Joseph Stalin...

Missional activities involve all sorts of people doing all sorts of things. We have different personalities and skill sets… extrovert or...

There’s lots of speculation about life after Covid. Some crystal-ball-gazers think life will return quite quickly to business as usual....

Life is full of risks. It’s been interesting to see how different people and countries have approached the Covid-19 crisis. Everything...

Why does God allow COVID-19? Sooner or later someone will ask you ‘If God is a God of love, why does he allow suffering?’ This could...