Redoubt North Wesleyan Church

Alena and I went Christmas shopping recently. Well really I went Christmas shopping and Alena came with me. In one shop we came across...

One of our traditions as a church is lighting the church up at Christmas, drawing attention to the nativity. This year, as it was last...

Those who were at our Sunday Worship Service yesterday, or who have watched online, will have seen me pause for quite a while part way...

I'm sitting watching a TV programme - a cop drama - which like all of this genre has started with the unexpected. In this case a bomb...

They tell me Christchurch welcomed us Aucklander's with a small tremor on Friday morning. I didn't feel it, but many others did. I...

This week is usually one of my busiest. It is the week of the WMCNZ's annual gathering "ConneXion" when we gather from all over NZ for a...

Whilst many of you reading this will also have got my email about Fila's passing this morning, I feel compelled to ask you - Can you say...

Today I started back at one of my jobs. Now that we are once again at Level 1 MIT classes have started on campus again. I tried to...

Have you ever wondered what God’s will is for your life? Have you ever wondered what is his will in particular situation you are facing?...

One of our family holidays was to the Hawkes Bay - in winter! There was no particular reason why we went other than that I hadn't been...

Proverbs 19:21 We humans keep brainstorming options and plans, but God’s purpose prevails. Are you someone who plans ahead or someone who...

How do you view the unexpected? How do you react when something doesn't happen as you thought it would? Or when something comes "out of...

What does freedom mean to you? As Auckland wakes this morning to life at Alert Level 2 (2.5) again I find myself thinking about freedom....

Today I'm going to do something different. I'm going to follow the same, well reiterate really, God's message to us all yesterday - that...

This week's Minister's Monday Moment comes courtesy of our National Superintendent (Acting) Rev Brett Jones. What an unsettling week...

But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary,...

'm just back from a class at MIT where the students were looking at what it mean to be professional in their chosen careers. Some of you...

You may have noticed that there has been no Minister's Monday Moment for the last 2 weeks. That's because of time. The first week - I was...

As I was reading this in my devotional this morning I felt someone or two or three or ... needs this encouragement. If that is you take...

As I sit to write today's MMM I'm aware that I need to be careful to keep it short and to the point. There is so much I could write on...