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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.
Lest we forget: it’s a Covenant!
Many Māori see the Treaty in spiritual and Christian terms as is seen in one of their names for the Treaty: ‘Te Kawenata o Waitangi’ (‘the Covenant of Waitangi’). Covenant is a very appropriate word to use. The word itself is of Latin origin (con venire), meaning a coming together.