Writing
-
-
Letting go,
hands open,
a gentle push
and a wicker basket
carrying treasured cargo
floats down the Nile. more» -
Hilary finds an antidote to unpredictable weather... more» -
You will not have to travel far to appreciate the multi-cultural character of Auckland and much else of New Zealand. The diversity of cultures is obvious at work places, parks, beaches, more» -
The heavy cries of the swooping seagulls fell silent and a chill crept into the air as the Moon came between us and the Sun. The deep shadow, which formed first in the North Atlantic, swept up into the Arctic and at the North Pole became no more. As the recent solar eclipse reached totality and the irridescent crown of the corona surrounded the sun, words from Pádraig Ó Tuama's poem, In-between the sun and moon came to mind... more» -
-
-
A visitor from New Zealand comes to call and eggs are cooked on a makeshift stove... more» -
Thus far, none of our women Bishop's were born, or brought up in New Zealand, Aotearoa, or Polynesia. It raises questions for us as women in theological education and mentoring. For instance, why are our own women consistently overlooked? more»
-
Travelling is in the DNA of most New Zealanders. Over a million of them live overseas and thousands holiday around the world each year. Families love nothing better than packing up the tent, caravan or camper van and hitting the road to enjoy some R and R. If you've got an iconic V Dub, all the better. more» -
-
Lord, when my season is joy, let me celebrate
and be thankful;
When my season is pain, let me discover
you healing me... more» -
IntercessionI intercede for you who needs an encounter,with Christ.I intercede for myself; may I know todayJesus as lover of my soul.I intercede for my world; may it bedrawn to unityI intercede for more» -
-
-
...why did this speak to you?
This stone, or shell, or piece of glass -
its shimmer, shape or hue? more» -
You simply notice one sweet day that you are at peace ... more» -
My mother used to say
she didn't know why she
carried me for nine months
when my father could have

spat me out in one day.
 more» -
I never knew my mother
was a dancer and a lover... more» -
This is Camelot, the Isle of Avalon, a place of disappeared kingdoms, myth, intentional well-being, religious and New Age pilgrimage. more» -
John's Gospel is famously unique for its seemingly 'loose' treatment of history.... more» -
High classical trees that cool
people who visit
the science museum
of Benjamin Franklin
in the summer season
and who loll on the grass
with homeless people
like lionesses
while grand children
play on the swans and
the giant First Nation people
at Logan Circle more» -
Stress and distress, crisis on crisis,
mind, body and spirit cannot take much more... more» -
-
try and describe the softest thing
a tree's sheen of green
in spring
a cloud drifting - only blue behind -
the breath of a new baby... more»