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4 May 2015 by thaliakr
A very warm welcome to guest poster Chris Chamberlain. Chris grew up in Timaru and West Auckland. He has been …
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Category: Bible, culture, pastor, peace-making, photography, politics, prayer, social justice, spirituality, travel, war
| Tags: Chris Chamberlain, hope, Israel, Jerusalem, Jesus, Kingdom Manifesto, Luke, Occupied Territories, Palestine, synagogue, Via Dolorosa, vineyard, war, West Bank, World Vision
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23 April 2015 by thaliakr
A very warm welcome to guest poster Chris Chamberlain. Chris grew up in Timaru and West Auckland. He has been …
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Category: culture, pastor, peace-making, photography, politics, social justice, spirituality, war
| Tags: Bethlehem, Chris Chamberlain, despair, hope, Israel, Jerusalem, Occupied Territories, Palestine, Palestinian church, war, West Bank, World Vision
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17 April 2015 by thaliakr
A very warm welcome to guest poster Chris Chamberlain. Chris grew up in Timaru and West Auckland. He has been …
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Category: culture, pastor, peace-making, photography, politics, social justice, spirituality, war
| Tags: Abraham, Abram, Bethlehem, Chris Chamberlain, despair, Fiats, Genesis, Hebron, hope, Israel, Jerusalem, Occupied Territories, Palestine, war, West Bank
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28 February 2015 by thaliakr
A friend of mine is preaching her first sermon tomorrow morning. Woo hoo! Tonight I wanted to wish her well, …
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Category: books, church, equal opportunity, pastor, prayer, preaching, spirituality
| Tags: Holy Spirit, prayer before preaching, Puritan prayers
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23 December 2014 by thaliakr
What is a Blue Christmas Service? Guest writer Melanie recently reflected on the process of putting together a Blue Christmas …
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Category: arts, Bible, Christmas, church, church calendar, communion, community, emotional well-being, grief, music, pastor, prayer, spirituality
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23 December 2014 by thaliakr
A warm welcome to guest poster, Melanie Carroll, who is writing today about the Blue Christmas service she ran on …
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Category: Christmas, church, community, depression, emotional well-being, grief, pastor, spirituality
| Tags: Blue Christmas, Blue Christmas Church Service, Frenchs Forest Baptist Church, Guest, Melanie Carroll, Psalm 23
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15 November 2014 by thaliakr
From Rudolf and Santa to Slinki Malinki and the proverbial Pukeko in a Punga Tree, there’s a Christmas picture book …
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Category: Advent, arts, Bible, books, Christmas, church, church calendar, fatherhood, kids, kids and spirituality, pastor, sexism, spirituality
| Tags: A Christmas Journey, Alan Marks, Allison Jay, angel, Blue Christmas, Blue Christmas Service, book reviews, Carey Morning, Carol Heyer, children's book reviews, Christmas picture books, Cowshed Chr, Dandi Daley Mackall, Father and Son, Gary Blythe, Gavin Bishop, Geraldine McCaughrean, Gillian Lobel, Humphrey's First Christmas, innkeeper, Jan Pienkowski, Jesus, Jesus Storybook Bible, Jesus' Christmas Party, Joy Cowley, Joyce Dunbar, Julie Monks, Julie Vivas, kiwiana Christmas, Listen to the Silent Night, Martin Waddell, More Precious than Gold, Nicholas Allan, Robert Westall, Room for a Little One, Sally Lloyd-Jones, sexism in picture books, Song of the Stars, Susan Wojciechowski, Susie Poole, The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey, The First Christmas, The First Noel, The Nativity, The Shepherd Girl of Bethlehem, The Witness, This is the Star
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