Category Archives: Meditations

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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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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The future for preachers in New Zealand

Posted on July 16, 2011 by

My latest blog post on Kiwimade Preaching is now online here – where I do a little forecasting of what the future for preachers in New Zealand will look like and the kinds of people in their congregations and the issues … Continue reading →

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It doesn’t make the plane go faster

Posted on June 1, 2011 by

A friend of mine, who is a well-seasoned traveller, said to me the other day that ‘travelling business class doesn’t make the plane go faster’, which struck me as fairly profound.

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