There is an old saying that God doesn’t have grandchildren, because each of us must come to know our Heavenly Father. Picking up my parent’s faith and trying to piggy-back on it, will ultimately not work long term. While we are young it has its season, but as we grow, we must develop our own Read More
I was reading a book recently called “Bourne to Rally” the autobiography of the late Possum Bourne. In the book there are many photos of Peggy Bourne his wife. Possum Bourne died in a tragic accident in April 2003 during the “Race to the Sky” at Cardrona in Otago. Now 19 years later Peggy Bourne Read More
by David Peters – It’s been a long night for these past few years. Millions have died from Covid. Millions more have been robbed of peace, freedom, and being with family and friends. People have been divided. Others have seen their livelihoods destroyed. Churches have been shuttered and some have closed. Now war is in the Read More
As I watch the development of the different situations we presently find ourselves in, there are still questions left hanging in the air such as what will church look like going forward? There is a new vocab such as moving to “a new normal”. I was wondering where was God amongst all this change, where Read More
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:1-4 We all need Read More
Today’s PK guest writer is Graham Walshe the Executive Chairman of Brother International (NZ), leadership business speaker and former PK Board Member. He brings this encouraging message about connecting with others and sharing God’s love. Our faith must be a seven day a week 24 hour a day faith – which means it’s not all Read More
by Aaron More – I have always been fascinated by the life of David. As a child this is an easy fascination to understand, what boy doesn’t want to read of a youth defeating a giant with a sling? This interest intensified in my teens as I had a short period where three different strangers approached Read More
Over the past five or so years one of the topics I have spoken about at PK events has been the “Third Age” where we look at preparing for and moving into retirement from work. The encouragement reflected in these seminars has been largely based on my journey to and into this season and watching Read More
The Fingerprint of God by Gary Colville – It was an electric moment. You could almost hear a pin drop twice in one day. First it was a whole congregation then a few hours later 2300 youth, touched by God because of some water, people and the power of God through drama and interpretive dance. That’s Read More
It is amazing how powerful stories are in our lives. We recently bought some children’s books for our grandchildren and one of the stories called “The Wonkey Donkey” became an instant hit. The children wanted the story over and over again. It occurred to me that most ancient cultures had an oral based tradition. The Read More