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Karakia o Waitangi
The Anglican Church
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8 Feb
2024

How good and pleasant a thing it is when God’s people live together in unity. 

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Patience and petulance
Jackie Simmons
Jackie Simmons
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8 Feb
2024

God, in his love and mercy, is continuing to call people to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.

Reflections
a woman sprawled over a chair looking defeated with a blank book hung over her face
The spiritual rhythms of work – repurposing our work for prayer
Spanky Moore
Spanky Moore
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8 Feb
2024

What if God is not just concerned about what we do with our spare time, but what we do most of the time?

Reflections
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A poem: My House
Ana Lisa de Jong
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1 Feb
2024

From here peace is found, emanating from stone, reflected in rose glass.

Reflections
Jesus and the Samaritan woman sitting at the well, discussing
The woman at the well: a study in evangelism
Glen Ashworth
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1 Feb
2024

Jesus is bringing the kingdom and calling people to respond and he will not be distracted from that mission, even as people fail to comprehend what he is saying.

Reflections
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Can you get 100% on this Bible quiz?
Ed Duggan
Ed Duggan
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18 Jan
2024

A friend said she was amazed that no one she had given a Biblical Christmas story quiz had achieved 100%. My pride immediately set me up for a fall and I said I would do the quiz, thinking I would get 100% for sure! I know my Bible. 

Reflections
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You might've missed...
Petra Oomen
Petra Oomen
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11 Jan
2024

From church news and interviews with local legends to theological analyses and personal devotions, we read over 100 articles and heard from more than 40 different voices from Marlborough, Waimea, Māwhera and Nelson.

News
a robed figure walking through a grassy desert wilderness
On prophets and punctuation
Courtnay Wilson
Courtnay Wilson
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21 Dec
2023

John the Baptist identifies himself as the “voice”. But where we put the colon makes all the difference. 

Reflections
the nelson cathedral, a large stone cathedral with the sun shining behind
Cathedral welcomes over 9,000 people leading up to Christmas
Graham O'Brien
Graham O'Brien
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21 Dec
2023

Christmas at Nelson Cathedral got underway on with the Switch on Service for the Christmas Tree Festival and since then close to 7,000 people have come in to look at the trees.

News
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Rai Valley church opens doors after nearly 10 years
Petra Oomen
Petra Oomen
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21 Dec
2023

Last Sunday marked a significant moment in Rai Valley as St Mark's opened its doors for the first time in nearly ten years.

News
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A thrill of hope in a weary world
Bishop Steve Maina
Bishop Steve Maina
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21 Dec
2023

So many people are looking for hope, for a reason to rejoice, for a way to overcome the weariness. You don’t often associate the words “weariness” and “rejoicing”. It feels strange for weary people to rejoice.

News
a woman laughing with joy before being baptised in a pool on a sunny day with Reverend Paul Milson at her side
Common themes in baptism backstories
Paul Milson
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14 Dec
2023

I’m starting to believe that Christian community is a hugely influential – and perhaps underestimated – factor in how we do mission and disciple-making. 

News
a depiction of Saint Nicholas holding a Bible, oil on panel, painted in the 1600s
Where did Santa come from? The history of a holiday icon
Tim Mora
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14 Dec
2023

Behind all the myths and legends about Santa Claus lies a kernel of truth – a real person of faith and courage who believed in Jesus.

Reflections
a group of Nggem people crouched in colourful clothing and face paint, some holding musical instruments
New Zealand to the Nggem tribe: a 30 year journey
Petra Oomen
Petra Oomen
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14 Dec
2023

After three decades of hard work, Pip and Paul Etherington celebrate the publication of the first New Testament ever written in Nggem.

News
a group of young adults link arms in front of the Nelson Airport departure gate
From training to takeoff: young leaders bound for Fiji
Brad Wood
Brad Wood
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7 Dec
2023

As I watched my team walk through the departure gate at Nelson Airport, I realised that they were not my team anymore.

News
a group of adults, the kākano local mission incubator, smiling in front of a house on a sunny day
Kākano: discovering the 'how' of discipleship
Spanky Moore
Spanky Moore
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7 Dec
2023

Kākano is a key strategic initiative to raise mission-minded leaders who are hungry to impact their local communities with the Good News but aren’t sure exactly how to go about it.

News
a group of women dressed in nativity outfits pose in a mockup stable
Community Christmas party at St Barnabas
St Barnabas
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7 Dec
2023

Our Christmas party was a beautiful way to extend an open invitation to the wider community, introducing them to the love and joy found within the church community.

News
Becky Sussex sitting with a man and child at a table during the Kids and Cooking ministry
Becky Sussex and the art of working with what you’ve got
Greta Greenwood
Greta Greenwood
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7 Dec
2023

"For me, food and kids are two things that I enjoy, so it was a natural space for me to move into," says Becky.

News
Dean Ben Truman stands with a choir and robed clergy behind him and a congregation watching him the Transitional Cathedral, Christchurch
From the Shed to the Cathedral
Petra Oomen
Petra Oomen
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30 Nov
2023

Ben Truman began life on the West Coast at Holy Trinity in Greymouth and attended The Shed youth group. Last night he became the youngest Dean in the history of Christ Church Cathedral.

News
oil & gilt on wood, depicting magi visiting Mary and baby Jesus by an unknown artist, 1520
A star in the east: why the wise men came
Tim Mora
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30 Nov
2023

The story of the wise men visiting young Jesus is one that many of us will be very familiar with, but do we understand just how significant this event actually was?

Reflections
Bishop Steve Maina congratulates parishioner Caroline Gibbs with a Certificate of Appreciation
Recognising a life of contribution
Jenny Allnutt
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30 Nov
2023

Not everyone can lay claim to six decades of serving the Lord, especially within the bounds of one parish! We celebrated Caroline Gibbs on Sunday.

News
a cluster of bright candles in a dark room with people in the background, softly lit
My time in the Suter Formational Hui
Shara Balogh
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23 Nov
2023

As a young leader, Suter Formational Hui was a game-changer for me this year. 

News
a couple in 1950s clothing walking through the universe, pointing at stars
Mind, matter and the multiverse
Greg Holmes
Greg Holmes
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23 Nov
2023

Are we part of a multiverse? And is it a matter of choosing between believing in God and believing in the multiverse?

Reflections
two young adults baptise a smiling child in an inflatable pool in a church with other children looking on
Rituals of belief: communion, baptism and other sacraments
Graham O'Brien
Graham O'Brien
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23 Nov
2023

Our tradition is rich in sacraments, each one representing a beautiful part of God’s character and work in us.

Reflections
two young men sitting outside on cut logs, talking with each other as the sun sets
How to tell a testimony in two minutes
Brad Wood
Brad Wood
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16 Nov
2023

When we share our stories, we're not just recounting events – we're testifying to God's active presence in our lives.

Reflections
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