My Mum is great.  She’s a teacher, and continues to teach kids with learning difficulties even though she is past the age of retirement (as wonderful as she is she’d still murder me if I mentioned her age on the internet). But as great as my Mum is, one thing she regrets is that I […]

I like tee shirts.  A lot.  Possibly too much.  I particularly like tee shirts which are slightly different and humorous.   One I saw recently (which I won’t be getting) had this emblazoned on the front: ‘Actually, it IS all about me.’  That’s the spirit of our culture – it’s all about us.  And because it’s […]

One of the many blessings God has given me is a wonderful wife.  On Sunday mornings I’m usually over at church about an hour before the service – opening up, putting on the heaters, getting everything ready.  That’s easy.  Amanda has the hard job – not only does she go over her Sunday School material […]

I have been doing some preparation for a sermon on Sunday on the question/s ‘Did God cause the earthquake, and if so, why?’. Among the things I have been reading, I thought it might be helpful to draw your attention to two and invite comments. The first is an opinion piece which appeared in the […]

Heartbroken. I’m sure it’s how we all felt as we sat glued to the horrific images of Christchurch after the February 22 earthquake. Or for many of us, it’s how we felt as we lived through the reality in our beloved home city. I’ve only lived in Christchurch for the past 14 months, but it’s […]