May 22, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora e te whānau Winter is officially a month away but the shorter, colder days remind us that it is well on its way. For a lot of us, this means switching heating on, digging out warm clothing and preparing warming meals. But for many New Zealanders it means more...
May 15, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora e te whanau I diverged from the lectionary this week, although I stuck with John’s Gospel because the loaves and fishes story in John 6: 1-21 drew me. I wove the story with some of the eight points of progressive Christianity in a brief exploration of the...
May 8, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora e te whanau US architect Frank Lloyd Wright said “the present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope.” “The Living City” In these days of Level 3, we wait and hope for news of a move to Level 2. So too, did the Jewish...
May 1, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora e te whanau Thank you for your warm, welcoming emails. I appreciate them very much, especially in these lockdown days that mean we haven’t had the opportunity to meet. Thanks, too, to everyone who’s participating in and assisting with the YouTube services....
Apr 24, 2020 | Weekly e-news
Kia ora e te whanau We had some major technical issues recording this week’s service but with the skills of Thomas Gray and Laetitia Brunell, it will all come right in the end. Thank you, Tom and Laetitia! I write this on the eve of Anzac Day, which will be quieter...