Growing up in small-city 1970’s Aotearoa we didn’t think much about music that might be considered serious and high-brow.

I like that. The world as the theatre of human history, that is, the world as the place where God and people meet and live together.

When the angel left Mary, the challenges and problems of this new era of her life had just begun.

Unbridled ambition is problematic and resentment is exhausting. Love, generosity and forgiveness really is foundational,

Rote learning was a norm in my primary school days, repetition of the times tables, two times two equals four, three times two

. The prevailing sense in the Old Testament was that God lived in the heavens (above). Therefore mountain-tops (where heaven and earth seem to intersect) were a logical...

I find it very helpful to hear Jesus speaking directly to me, not as a fearsome threat but as an invitation to not miss the divine presence in the midst of the routines and demands, the ups and downs of my daily life.

The question surprised me and the look in the young boy’s eyes let me know that he wanted more than a religious-cliche-response. I took a moment to think, pray, and think again and was surprised at the answer that came to me.