Sky High Youth – Term 4, 2014

You may have noticed in the news that there has been a strong backlash against a N.Z. Maori king’s son. It appears that this young man has broken the law and should be liable for punishment and spend time behind bars. The judge however has dropped the charges against him and his co-accused because of…

It is true to say that the role of the father figure in the home has become really confused today. Increasingly more and more homes are led by single parents.  The media seems bent on destroying every last vestige of what we grew up to accept as an ordinary, normal home ie. dad, mum, children,…

For a long time now I have wanted to look more deeply into Genesis 1-11. These first 11 chapters of the Bible introduce us to some of the most important themes developed in the rest of the Bible. It has been quite challenging to try to unclutter my thinking to try to understand what the…

This Sunday we once again celebrate our International Sunday, recognising the fact that although we are a congregation of people drawn from at least 20 countries, in Christ we are one new people. I have no doubt in my heart and mind that this unity is just what Jesus wanted. The beauty of the gospel…

I was discussing with Sue what I should write about this Mother’s day, and she suggested that I speak about my mother. My mother was born in the U.K. She played a part in WW II, serving with a team of ladies that sent coded messages to British war ships. She immigrated to S.A. in…

A minister friend of mine introduced me to a new series of DVD’s that have just been released, called “Towards belief”. It is a 10 part study on the belief blockers that so many people find so hard to deal with in the Christian life, ie. Suffering, religious violence, homosexuality, God and science, etc. I…