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Life after death

Life after death

We know we are mortal. Our lives have a ‘deadline’. Life on earth as we know it will not go on forever (my mind wanders to that well-known song by Freddy Mercury)..

  • I’m engaged!

    The next General Election in New Zealand is coming up on Saturday 14th October 2023. This is the opportunity that those of us who are 18-years of age or older have to participate in our democratic right to help select those who will govern New Zealand for the next term of three years.

  • The Sinicisation of Christianity in Hong Kong and riots in India

    President Xi Jinping spent his first term of office (2013 – 2018) in consolidating his power, escalating repression and testing policy mainly in his old stamping ground of Zhejiang.

  • An eternity of consequence

    A seventeen year old Aussie youth died suddenly of a stroke.  A forty-something year old wife and mother stabbed to death in her own home during a robbery gone wrong.

  • Confessions

    I do not know where to start…. Allow me, a minute or five of your time. You see, this past May (2023) I celebrated fifteen years on this walk of faith.

  • Jesus' Salty words

    Recently I have been on a health journey and one that has seen me investigate how far we have fallen from the diet that our bodies were made to consume. On this path I have had the opportunity to research, sit in front of professionals and have sought the Lord for my own understanding.

  • Carried

    There is an unparalleled warmth and comfort found in the arms of a parent who embraces their child. One Sunday, both my husband and I felt God speak this word to us during the worship.

  • Who ‘R’ you?

    In the heart of the temple was a woman, prostrated, with tears streaming down her face. Her bitter soul could only mutter the words. It was not only her stomach that was empty but her heart also. Empty of a child's love and adoration.

  • How to Sweet to Hold a Newborn Baby

    The title of this article might sound familiar because it is part of the lyrics of the William Gaither hymn “Because He Lives”

  • New Birth - "The Battle between the Spirit and the Flesh"

    A few mornings ago I was meditating on 1 John chapter 3 verse 9, which reads “Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.” 

  • The USA and Voting

    The USA has long fascinated me, and I have embarked on a series of reflections on culture in the USA, using American film or television as a prompt. This is the tenth article and considers voting, particularly for the Presidential elections.

  • Finding the Joy of the Lord

    I have struggled with the difference between joy and happiness. After researching this issue, I find I am not alone. So recently, I set out to discover what the differences are and this is what I have found.