God-centred hope does not disappoint. It’s all about the relationship.

The passage is full of people seeking refuge in outdated, unjust and culturally cruel legalism.

I’m remembering my 12-hour day shifts at the Watties factory, watching french fries pass

God wants to prod us into taking things a bit more lightly, to see the funny side of it

While we leave the timing of death to God, death is not the enemy for a person of faith.

I’ve prayed many prayers which have not been answered as I had hoped.

And today and everyday I’m asking for signs from God, for evidence.

One of the greatest inspirations in my life as a priest has been hearing people tell of their own personal experience of God.

One young boy put up his hand and asked: “If you were our teacher, what would you teach us?”

It was the Chatham Islanders who taught me how to really celebrate a funeral well.