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What might Christians hope for from a new government?
This week’s confirmation of the final election results brings closer the dissolution of the...
How should Christians vote?
It is not for us to say who or what anyone should vote for. That is 100% each voter’s own call. We can say, though, that it is really important to vote, and that in a democracy voting is both our right and our responsibility.
Why do I need to go to the NZ Christian Leaders’ Congress?
Here’s 15 reasons why you should be there…!
The unending horror and scandal of sexual abuse in church-related contexts
Sexual abuse has happened, and still happens, in a vast range of contexts, all around the world....
Celebrating God at Matariki
Last year’s inauguration of Matariki as a new public holiday naturally raises questions for all Christians in New Zealand whether we may celebrate this festival without compromising the first of the ten commandments: “You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). So this year we invited Brad Haami (Ngāti Awa), a Māori Christian leader, author, and lecturer (at Laidlaw College) to give us some guidance…
What is wrong with New Zealand?
Well, certainly not everything. There is still so much about this country to appreciate and enjoy, including God’s beautiful creation, our mix of cultures, and our traditionally down–to-earth ways. And much else.
Great data about your church at your fingertips
Do you know that in New Zealand we have a nationwide survey of church attenders? The Church Life...
Some Christian reflections on transgenderism
Until very recently, all human cultures believed – and many still do – that, apart from very rare cases of physical intersexuality, all humanity is comprised of two biological sexes or genders, male and female, and that it is not possible to move from one to the other.
Upholding a free and open society
In a free and open society, being offensive in the eyes of those who hold different views is not sufficient grounds for having your freedoms of opinion and expression denied.
The floods: what is the Christian church doing?
A collection of stories and reports from individuals and churches around the country in response to the January and February storms that battered much of the North Island
An interesting question: is God punishing New Zealand?
Most Christians would hesitate to name specific natural disasters as God’s punishment. Can we be certain we definitely know God’s mind in this?
God …and storms, earthquakes, Gen Z, and ‘hate speech’ law
Dr Stuart Lange offers insights and highlights some prayer needs on recent events in both NZ and overseas.
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