Liz Hay
Press Service International
Liz Hay rejoices in living in a beautiful part of God’s creation in a high country mountain basin; and she also rejoices in hearing stories of God at work in people’s lives. One of her favourite activities is reading fascinating biographies that illustrate the wonderful ways God works uniquely with each person.
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Is an OE a Necessary ‘Rite of Passage’?
“It’s not compulsory, you know,” said a friend. As young students, we were discussing whether or not you had to travel overseas, as many young Kiwis did, in order to become a fully rounded person.
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Why am I not a feminist?
It was intriguing to find how many women there were, and how they were equally involved in ministry with men, and in some cases, such as Lydia, exercising real leadership. We found the study really liberating, and found that men and women were on the same page – being used by God in leadership where opportunities and skills were available.
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Being free of the love of money
Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom to choose – we hear much about such freedoms today. There’s another freedom that’s rarely spoken of – being free from the love of money.
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I don’t like statues of Buddha – why?
‘Refresh your tired lounge décor,’ ran the headline of the magazine article. I was in the dentist’s waiting room, idly browsing a magazine, with half an eye on when the dentist’s door would open, and it would be my turn. I turned the page. A large photo illustrated one way of ‘refreshing’ your décor.
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Count me in
No one likes to be left out – unless they choose to opt out of something themselves. And some people have been doing that in NZ as we have just had our five year census, when everyone in the country is required to complete an individual form (or have someone do it for them).
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God – or the shopping mall?
The newspaper headline startled me. ‘People don’t go to church any more – they go to the malls.’ It wasn’t something I expected to see in the business section of the newspaper.
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‘I don’t read…’
A recent magazine article deplored the rise of a-literacy. Not illiteracy, where people have never learned to read, but a-literacy, where people can read but choose not to.
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I’ve got to be happy!
I’ve seen lots of stuff written about happiness recently. About making our happiness a goal in life – rather than chasing wealth or material possessions.
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Prayer and mindfulness — are they contradictory?
The practice of mindfulness has become mainstream. It’s being promoted in classrooms, prisons, workplaces and ad hoc groups.
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Doing death
It’s been said there’s nothing more certain in life than death and taxes.