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The Bible is full of wisdom from the ages. Reading the Bible can help your Mental Health and bring you to new places of hope and health. What do you think about – all day long. If you’re like me then it will most likely be about what you’re doing, […]

The word patience comes from the Latin verb ‘patior’ which means “to suffer.” Doctors waiting room, patients waiting, some less than patient. ‘He is normally not like this, we have been here an hour’. The patience of the patient is wearing patently thin! I find waiting difficult. I think most […]

So many people avoid being part of a Church service because it just makes them feel uncomfortable. Feelings of anxiety, panic, and being judged are just some of the challenges. Yet they have a deep desire to be part of a worshipping community. They want to know God and they want […]

If it’s been learned, it can always be unlearned. It’s never too late to untangle the knots in your thinking. Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny. Mahatma […]

I can’t get rid of that memory stain. It refuses to be washed out.  No matter what I do, who I see (for help), or where I am, it is always there. I look forward, towards the future, and try not to think about the past, but I know it’s […]

It was a shock, a sad and terrible event that could have been prevented.  A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post ‘I’m and All Black and I’m Ok’. What prompted it was the suicide of someone in our local community. In our Church service, the following Sunday morning, […]

It’s our national sport here in New Zealand; some say it’s our national religion. Rugby, it’s not a game for wimps. 15 players are throwing themselves at each other to get a ball across a line at the other end of the field. No helmets, no shoulder pads, the only […]