When you think about Jesus, do you think of Him as your friend? A friend is there to pick you up when you are in trouble, and you help them out when the time arises. I personally have over 1,400 people as Facebook friends. Do I really know all of them? Probably not. I Read More
The Good News for Our Family and Friends by Lew Meyer. The meaning of the word “gospel” is simply good news. Everyone should like good news. But today people are frequently apathetic towards it or downright repulsed by it. Even in many Christians there are negative feelings towards the word because it brings that guilty Read More
by Aaron More – All the time I hear the statement “all you need is God.” It sounds really spiritual, but is it true? In the book of Genesis, we read that Adam was living in the Garden of Eden. Everything that God had created was good and Adam had fellowship with God that was Read More
I am a bit of a war history buff and have been interested in battles in air, land and sea since I was a child. I have a friend David Dusek who is also a war buff, and he maintains that we tend to have interest in one particular war. He says his war is Read More
by Phil Strong – At the risk of alienating readers, I’m going to quote Michael Jackson; “If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change.” Funerals are such sobering events in that they force us to think about the brevity of our lives and Read More
A while ago some friends of ours moved from Snells Beach to Christchurch. We spent nearly a full weekend saying farewell to them at different events. They had been in our lives for 16-years and it was fascinating listening to speeches and hearing different people’s perspectives. One of the events was their daughter’s 21st Read More
As we step into 2022 it is easy to look forward and do the conventional thing and start to talk goals. What am I looking to achieve this coming year? Do I want to get fit, loose 20kg, start a new hobby or find a new job? They may be fine aspirations, but does it Read More
Today’s guest writer is Phil Macgregor who recently shared his encouraging story at the PK Whangarei Event. His enthusiasm for men and men’s groups is inspiring. We asked Phil to share his journey with all of us…. When it comes to starting a men’s group there can be a lot of questions, nervousness, insecurity and Read More
Working together as the body of Christ – When I first became a Christian there was a lot of talk about “Body Ministry” which I thought was a very odd concept. What does that mean I wondered? I learned later that it is about ministering to the Body of Christ, the wider Christian community. I Read More
An observation from my experience with the COVID restrictions is that that some of us may not be as well connected with others as we could be. With new found freedoms, as we moved down alert levels, I have noticed in some circles that I move in, that people have become more proactive in making Read More