Falling achievement begs question about school education
Who is teaching what to our children, asks Stu Crosson.
Faith and reason
Season highlights God’s surprising nature
Season highlights God’s surprising nature
As we approach Christmas, I think we’re all looking for a breather from the pressures of a challenging year and hoping for some sort of a break.
Resilient perseverance essential to stay course
Resilient perseverance essential to stay course
Lesley Gill ponders the prevailing power of resilience.
Deceptively simple metaphors still subtle and rich
Deceptively simple metaphors still subtle and rich
To what will I compare a metaphor? asks Katie Marcar.
Freedom is part of God’s creation — it can, and does, go awry
Freedom is part of God’s creation — it can, and does, go awry
Why do bad things happen to good people, asks Adam Dodds.
Neoliberal ‘choice’ not grounded in humanity
Neoliberal ‘choice’ not grounded in humanity
Dr Andrew Shepherd considers freedom of choice and human rights ahead of the election.
This I know: God remembers Mum still
This I know: God remembers Mum still
Jenny Beck reflects on the life and death of her mother Beryl.
Freedom expressed in acting for the good
Freedom expressed in acting for the good
Don Moffat explores the right to freedom in a pandemic.
Teamwork in battling Covid is a humanitarian solution
Teamwork in battling Covid is a humanitarian solution
Working together, and loving one another, is what will save us from the modern day pandemic, Richard Dawson writes.
Struggle for breath mirrors agonies of Jesus’ crucifixion
Struggle for breath mirrors agonies of Jesus’ crucifixion
In light of the Black Lives Matter movement, Prof David Tombs reflects on the crucifixion of Jesus.
How do we make the wisest choice?
How do we make the wisest choice?
New Zealanders must carry out their due diligence before voting in this year’s referendum on euthanasia, writes Peter Sara.
Breathing rituals kind of spiritual oxygen
Breathing rituals kind of spiritual oxygen
It is time to stop and take a deep breath, writes Lynne Taylor.
Critical theory never going to be best path to reconciliation
Critical theory never going to be best path to reconciliation
On May the 25th, the world was graphically reminded that evil and suffering are not exclusively the prerogative of our current pandemic. The death of George Floyd sparked civil unrest that has...
True self-knowledge requires knowing God
True self-knowledge requires knowing God
Christopher Holmes discusses the miracle that is life.
The inevitable limit of death confronting us all now
The inevitable limit of death confronting us all now
Is it fear of death that motivates our actions or is it love of life, asks Stu Crosson.
Surprising gems revealed through learning written culture
Surprising gems revealed through learning written culture
At times of uncertainty, one of the things we need most of all is what nourishes and enriches us within, writes James Harding.
Christian values in the back seat but spiritual issues remain
Christian values in the back seat but spiritual issues remain
Have we moved beyond Christianity as a culture, Peter Matheson asks.
God dwells in the realm of events unexpected
God dwells in the realm of events unexpected
We have heard the word "unprecedented" a lot in recent times as normality has taken a back seat during the pandemic, Graham Ashby writes.
Wonderful coming together at Easter
Wonderful coming together at Easter
Over the lockdown, our roadside garden has finally received the attention it has long needed.
How do we want to order our new world?
How do we want to order our new world?
Covid-19 provides us with an opportunity to think afresh about what the world should look like, writes Murray Rae.