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
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
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
Recently some friends of ours moved from our home town of Snells Beach North of Auckland 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 Read More
by Mick Duncan – My favourite movie of all time is without doubt, Reign Over Me. In it Charlie Fineman (Adam Sandler) has shut himself off from the outside world. The reason being, he lost his wife, their three children and the family dog in a plane crash on that terrible day of September 11. Read More
Sandhill Cranes, ducks and geese are birds that have one major thing in common they tend to migrate over long distances. They also understand that to do this they can’t do it alone. In fact they don’t usually travel in numbers less than three and that is for a special reason which I will explain Read More
I have read several books recently and two of them ended with the concept of spiritual fathering or mentoring. Back in the recesses of my mind I remembered some great teaching from the early years of Promise Keepers by Howard G. Hendricks. I would like to share it with you because I believe it is Read More