Reflection 10 November – God: The House Builder – Rev. David Coster
Psalm 127 & Mark: 12: 38-44 God- the House Builder. After the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, I learned many building terms which I had never heard before. I did not know what a shear wall was, and I didn’t know that concrete came in different grades, depending on...
Reflection 3 November – He Whom You Love – Joy Kingsbury – Aitken
He Whom You Love Today’s reflection is somewhat speculative. I first preached it to the congregation at St Albans Uniting, where my conjectures generated considerable discussion after the service. Maybe they will have a similar impact today. I am...
Reflection 27 October – Bryan Wright, Linda Cowan
(Bryan) On occasions when we are in Central Otago, we see people boldly stepping off a disused bridge by a bungee cord. Judging by the screams it is a highly exciting experience. Then when they emerge, often after a dunking in the Clutha River most seem elated. I...
Reflection 20 October – The Request of James and John – Luke Blackbeard
Mark 10:32-45 - The Request of James and John Introduction This reading from Mark 10 is probably one we’ve heard a few times before. It’s also pretty straightforward, isn’t it? We can see that the heart of this passage is the revelation that Life under the rule and...
Reflection 13 October – Rev. David Coster – Challenged by Jesus
James 3: 1-10 & Mark 10:17-31 Challenged by Jesus It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:25) This week I was reading an article from “Sojourners” a Christian group based in the USA which...
Reflection 6 October – Joy Kingsbury – Aitken – “Mercy is twice blessed”
The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed. It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. ‘Tis mightiest in the mightiest. It becomes the throned monarch...
Reflection 22 Septembe – Mountains Matter – Linda Cowan & Christine Arnold
Reflection -Mountains Matter 22 September 2024 Christine Arnold, Linda Cowan (Christine) Mountains are generally solid and permanent features of our landscape. They have formed over centuries and do not change significantly during a human lifetime. Though we do...
Reflection 8 September – Open Up! – Rev. David Coster
Sunday 8th September 2024 Pentecost 15 James 2:1-10 & 14-17 & Mark 7:24-37 Open Up! One of the criteria considered by our Immigration Service when consideration is being given as to whether a person can reside in New Zealand on a permanent basis is...
Reflection 1 September – God saw that it was very good – Joy Kingsbury-Aitken
Reflection: God saw that it was very good, by Joy Kingsbury-Aitken, 1 September 2024, Planet Earth Sunday The first chapter of Genesis is neither history nor science and yet it is profoundly true. It is pre-scientific poetry, acknowledging God as the creator of...
Reflecti0n 25 August – The Armour of God – Linda Cowan & Christine Arnold
THE ARMOUR OF GOD by Linda Cowan & Christine Arnold All our readings from the epistles over the past month have come from the book of Ephesians. I started to ask myself what I actually know about Ephesus and the Ephesians and it didn’t add up to a whole...