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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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Screaming through the sermon

Posted on January 25, 2011 by

My first contribution, ”through the earthquake, wind and fire’, on the Kiwimade Preaching blog is now online, where I start with the story of the only time I’ve had people screaming through my sermon.

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Migrant Christian communities in New Zealand: Observations and Missiological Reflections

Posted on November 9, 2009 by

Read the paper ‘Migrant Christian communities in New Zealand: Observations and Missiological Reflections’ that George Wieland and I presented at the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Mission Studies Mini-Symposium at Laidlaw College on October 31, 2009. A brief precis of … Continue reading →

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Figuring out our being and behaving

Posted on July 20, 2009 by

I’m currently trying to write a chapter on our identity and integrity in Christ. It has proven to be a far more challenging task than I imagined. Partly it’s because it’s meant to be a short chapter and while I … Continue reading →

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Do not flirt to convert

Posted on July 17, 2009 by

I’ve recently been listening to an excellent sermon series by Charles Price on the life of Abraham. In his final talk of the series he uses the context of Abraham finding a wife for Issac as the springboard for a … Continue reading →

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