Reflections

Reflection 16 February – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

Text: Luke 6:17-26 One of the first things we’ve noticed about Christchurch is that it is flat! I’ve spent much of my life around hills and even in the shadow of mountains.  Whether it’s the rolling hills of Southland, the bush-clad flanks of Mount Cargill, or...

Reflection 2 February – Rev. Luke Blackbeard

Our reading from Luke is part 2 of Jesus’s Nazareth address, his first sermon, if you will, that Luke the Gospel writer records. It starts off well and then gets a bit spicy, with the people of Nazareth trying to do away with Jesus. As I was sitting with the reading...

Reflection 8 December – Rev. David Coster

Malachi 3:1-4 & Luke 3:1-6 God’s Messenger I am not too sure how many weddings I have officiated at during my ministry but it must be in the hundreds.  One of the things I have noticed with weddings is the inordinate amount of time spent by many people in making...

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 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...