“A doctrine that would exist like a nature reserve, separated from the daily world of faith, would be a renunciation of faith itself”
a little bit
What the boy brings seems so insignificant in the face of the problem: “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?”
eat & live
Different foods have different effects on the body, mind and spirit. There are foods believed to be good for the brain or for the bones. Other foods aid digestion and...
real food
There are many different kinds of food and I don't just mean the stuff we put into our mouths. A few years ago a number of chicken soup books were published offering...
food glorious food
One of our most basic human needs is for food. Within moments of birth the healthy new-born cries out for this nourishment, and her hunger is satisfied only by finding...
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Today we mark 184 years since the first signatures were put to the Treaty of Waitangi

retreating
My suggestion is that in a time of retreat what we are retreating from is all that is not reality.

heartland
he simply sought to be fully with the one or two people he was with in any moment, and that was enough.

in the world
I was caught up in the drama and intrigue. I love a good story.

baptism
At conception, our human life begins. At baptism, our eternal life begins