Writing
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In a flash, shutter-lie, the mind receives
an image that remains, knowing beauty,
barely held beyond the instant of sight... more» -
Falling: Round small, golden light
Nudged from place, purpose done;
riding air in descent like flight... more» -
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» -
No surrender, holding the line of retreat and advance,
countless blades wave in sullied draft declaring
nature's vulnerable defiance... more» -
This will pass like the sun rising.
This will pass like a breath of wind
across the face of a leaf... more» -
At night it was light and from the bed in my grandparent's house, I could look through the open curtains to the ocean and watch the midnight sun. more» -
“Knowledge without wisdom is a load of books on the back of an ass.†more» -
It is a story of fragile hope then and now, for we live in unpredictable times. It was ever thus... more» -
It is difficult, and often frightening, to let go of what has been received as truth... more» -
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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For the generosity of children
I give thanks'
for the way children believe
miracles can visit them,
I give thanks. more» -
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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My head said 'don't take risks,' while my heart said 'do something else,' for my congregation of mainly women. more» -
(Advent 2b: Isaiah 40:1-11, Mark 1:1-8)I am sure that each of us has at some point tossed a stone into a lake and seen ripple after ripple come from the epicentre, the place where the stone hits the 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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bird on a wire
let me hear your song
bird on a wire
you can do no wrong
for your singing is
as love to me more» -
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Thank you for all the presents,
the sweet, ordinary things -
elbows, chocolate,
toothbrushes and running shoes... more» -
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»