In Celebration of Eugene Peterson
October 23, 2018
In Between The Man and The Message
Scholar, pastor, poet and Christ-follower - Eugene Peterson moved from this life to the next on the 22nd of October. A playful thinker, Peterson was known for both crafting The Message and for his detailed engagement with Christian spirituality, possessing a rare a...
WHEN YOU AND I CREATE...
November 2, 2018
Jordan Raynor - Called to Create
"Then the Lord said to Moses, 'See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to make artistic designs for work in ...
The Joy of Tension
October 8, 2018
Tension has a bad reputation these days. We suffer from tension headaches. Bad work situations are tense. Relational tension causes loving couples to walk on proverbial eggshells. So when tension strikes, we seek relief. We pop a painkiller, we change jobs, we see...
PeaceMaker
August 24, 2018
I Hate Conflict. I really, really do.
Confession time - I hate conflict. I really, really do.
I know that’s not a jaw-dropping claim to make. I’m yet to meet someone who delights in personal conflict. But I have a deep, gut-churning hatred of personal conflict that runs deeper than many people I know.
Case i...
THE PROBLEM WITH PEACE
August 6, 2018
A few weekends ago I celebrated my first wedding anniversary with a short holiday at Whangamata. After 12 months of getting to know my new wife—with all the joy and fumbling in confusion that this change brings—it was a delight to spend a few days ...
SO HERE’S THE THING ...
June 29, 2018
The greatest storyteller and location choice
So here’s the thing.
What’s the big deal with Israel? Why do so many people make such a fuss about it? Why is it so special to both the Jews and the Christians? Why does the place called Israel have so much significance for God? And why - as the book of Revelation ...
SO HERE'S THE THING ...
June 21, 2018
Choose Any Language You Like
So here's the thing.
Imagine for a moment that you are God. You have just finished speaking the entire cosmos into being, including the Earth and its inhabitants. And you are pondering how you want to tell these inhabitants - humans - about yourself. One of the things ...
Sam Bloore | Monday Festival One 2017
January 30, 2017
Sunday Summary | Festival One 2017
January 29, 2017
Sunday! Sun, day! A real atmosphere of community and family could be felt everywhere, from the Music Box to The Fort. Brady Toops stunned us all with a pop up set in the glass atrium, Saving Grace threw down in the Bass Trap with a set featuring songs encouraging unity ...
Saturday Summary | Festival One 2017
January 28, 2017
Saturday was, to put it simply, fun. Sam Bloore and the Festival One band kicked off the day with beautiful worship and a solid message....
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