Category Archives: Christian writing

It’s the thought that counts

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

Here is my latest devotional, written for The Anchor Church: “It’s the thought that counts“.

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Why should a preacher pray?

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Here is a contribution to the Kiwimade preaching blog on why preachers should, and need to, pray.

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Grand designs

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Here is a devotional written for the Anchor Church in Whitby on God’s grand designs for us.

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Will you meet Christ this Christmas?

Posted on January 17, 2013 by

A mediation I wrote about Christmas and published on 9 December 2012 is now online

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A meditation on humility

Posted on December 11, 2012 by

In this article, ‘In my humble opinion’, I offer a meditation on the Christian grace of humility, published in the November 2012 issue of Stimulus: The New Zealand Journal of Christian Thought and Practice, 19 (3): 38-43

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On holiness

Posted on November 2, 2012 by

Drawing on Ephesians and the work of John Webster, among others I, in this article published in Colloquium: The Australian and New Zealand Theological Review reflect on holiness: as a divine perfection, as God’s self-revelation, graciousness, opposition to sin, as death … Continue reading →

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Review of Ramachandra’s ‘Subverting Global Myths’

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

My review of Vinoth Ramachandra’s Subverting Global Myths: Theology and Public Issues Shaping our World appears in the latest issue of TSCF’s Canvas magazine, on page 22. The full issue is online here

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Registration now open for Kiwimade Preaching forums

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

You can now view the programmes and register online for the Kiwimade Preaching forums in Auckland, Waikanae or Christchurch. I will be addressing the question at the Waikanae forum on ‘who is the Kiwi in Kiwi-made?’ At the forum there will … Continue reading →

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A great totara has fallen

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

Today Christianity lost one of its giants. At 90 years old, John Stott, Rector Emeritus of All Souls Langham Place, died in the presence of his friends, to the music Handel’s Messiah, and with the welcoming call home of his … Continue reading →

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How may we be holy as God is Holy?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

What does it mean to be holy as God is holy (as instructed by God through Moses to the Israelites in Leviticus)? What does it mean to call God holy? How is God’s holiness revealed to us? I address these … Continue reading →

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