Writing
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Without a ground of faith between people, within institutions and among communities, it will be near impossible for any law or regulation to gain a meaningful hold. more»
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The profound logic of God's symphony requires a new theme come to voice so Mary totally unsuspecting more»
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In this evening after eating outYou serve us nightcaps as we talkNoting our lazy hermeneutics, how we crossLong sentences like little rivers winding betweenPrecipices and over rocky more»
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As the godwits land after their epic journey we experience the sacred goodness and grace at the heart of creation, in communion with God who is at the very heart of life more»
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If we are to be one as Jesus and the Father are one then our primary responsibility is to arrive at a common understanding in respect of the major social issues we face today in Aotearoa New Zealand. more»
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Awe-struck wonder, restless life weigh lightly on gentle hearts, open minds, freeing spirits to rise. more»
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I Jack, eighteen died on his motorbike aneurism the Ugly Sister expert in camouflage and ambuscade more»
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Somewhere between feelings and intellect prayers may be born. Holy Island is a meditative reflection offered for personal and community use. more»
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The random scoop of raw prawns from the seafood counter all fearfully and wonderfully made; wrenching off their heads a posthumous violation more»
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They fret and chafe and set us all on edge as their religious festivals approach. But this week, men, the gods have smiled on us ‑ more»
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Entering alone the silent otherness of the tunnelled world; with close intent more»
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A response to the Moments article (9 Sept. 2012) Getting to grips with space by The Rev Sande Ramage Spacious Living. Why do we tolerate, create, celebrate, engineer such noise more»
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Jealous of her authority bruised by her loss the Ugly Sister sat unnoticed more»
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I want to share with you why I feel a gay marriage can be consistent with Christian principles, and how I have come to this point of view over a period of many years. more»
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My head said 'don't take risks,' while my heart said 'do something else,' for my congregation of mainly women. more»
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After years of being in schools, I have a strong sense that sensitive and thoughtful young people offer insights and understanding about the complexities of life when, in the words of Andrew Thackrah, they pull from their bags, "pens of freedom" so that the words will flow. more»
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I think that blood donors are intuitively Eucharistic people, not in a church building, but in their everyday lives by pouring out their blood for others. more»
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“Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.†more»
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Easter Day 2012 stretched out full length upon the pavers breathing her relaxed kelpie more»
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Let's not fight with science about how the world was made: issues of physics, mass, Higgs boson particles, space and energy, belong in the realm of science. Religion is a complementary truth, one that marvels in the physical universe but seeks to discern the eternal wisdom and trust that is essential to the well-being of the human race, and the preservation of all creation for the good of ourselves and those who come after us. more»
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Mr Wistful? No not one of our regulars more»
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On Matakohe Island, we break bread together after making the island a better place for young kiwi, native lizards and other native birds. There's something liturgical about the whole morning for me. more»
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It is humbling and strange, disconcerting yet reassuring, to think that I am worth as much as Mother Theresa, yet no more than Robert Mugabe. more»
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The Sacred Kingfisher (Todiramphus sanctus, fam Halcyonidae) is found in Australia and New Zealand and other areas of the southwest Pacific. more»
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These poems are a reflection on memory of a five day retreat taken in the mid 1990's, while serving at that time in Wellington City as a Vicar along with various other diocesan roles. more»