Following Jesus – 15 days with Mark 10-13
1. Mark 10.1-16 These words of Jesus shocked the first disciples. And perhaps that is the first thing we must allow them […]
Category: Bible and biblical
The beginnings of King and Nation: 1 Samuel 1-12
Introduction In these fourteen reflections we will be reading and pondering brief extracts from the first twelve chapters of Samuel. This has […]
Resurrection life: six daily reflections on 1 Cor 15
1 Corinthians 15.1-11 The church at Corinth is losing its way. Paul’s response is to call them to remember where it all […]
Preaching across the Divide
A talk given at the Festival of Preaching […]
Mustard seed faith – being a weed for Jesus
‘The kingdom of heaven is like a gardener who took a mustard seed and planted it in his field …’ Matthew 13.31-33 […]
Don’t you care we are perishing …?
On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, ‘Let us go across to the other side.’ And … they […]
Walking together with differences
Paul’s pastoral approach to a divided church – a study of Romans chapters 14&15. Christopher Marshall is professor at Victoria University of Wellington, […]
‘Unashamed pragmatism’
An evangelical New Zealand bishop explains how he supports those blessing same-sex married couples, while not able to do so himself. +Peter […]
Beginning now – praying in uncertainty and perplexity
Each year English dictionaries publish a list of new words that have appeared in our language for the first time. That should […]
What is a Doctrine – and is marriage one?
Two collections of essays, by a variety of contributors, discussing Christian marriage. Marriage, Family and relationships – biblical, doctrinal and contemporary perspectives (1), from an evangelical […]