by Josh Olds | Aug 28, 2023 | sermon
Matthew 16:13-20 – “I will build my church…” – Jesus. Reflection by Josh Olds For a large part of my life, my dad was in the police force. He went in when I was a baby and only retired from the police a few years ago. I found that there were many pluses and...
by Josh Olds | Jul 17, 2023 | sermon
Matariki & Psalm 119: Remembrance, Celebration, Anticipation by Josh Olds These images are all from the Mt John Observatory, which sits above Lake Tekapo. There’s something quite mesmerising about the stars isn’t there? It’s hard to be outside on a clear starry...
by Josh Olds | May 22, 2023 | sermon
The Ascension of Jesus: Acts 1:1-11 Reflection by Josh Olds When I was 17, my parents left to join the Penguin Police. They were not going to join a task force that investigated crimes committed by penguins, as the name might suggest. The Penguin Police, as they were...
by maryjo | Apr 24, 2023 | sermon
Luke 24:13-35 – The road to Emmaus Reflection by Josh Olds. If I were to ask you to make a list of the greatest human achievements, what would you put on it? You might think of things like the invention of the wheel, or perhaps the building of the Great...
by maryjo | Apr 13, 2023 | sermon
Easter Sunday: John 20:1-18 Reflection by Josh Olds. A while ago I had a conversation with a friend of mine who drives past a hospital every day on his way to work. He was telling me about how up until recently every time he drove by the hospital he would get a shiver...
