When we come to God's word we come with a whole lot of baggage!

Some of that baggage will be our experience of life. The joys and sorrows, the achievements and regrets, the encouragements and discouragements of life all come with us as we read God's word.

We also some to God's word with the baggage of our culture. Whether that be kiwi culture which values individualism in a warm and stand-offish kind of way. Or maybe another culture that places more emphasis on honour and shame, or is more communal, or confrontational.

We also come with our own hearts filled with hopes, dreams and fears. We bring our vision of 'the good life' or our deepest longings or even our greatest fears and insecurities. […]

Some weeks are just different. This week has certainly been a different one for us as a church.

If you were at Morning Church on Sunday you would probably have realised that we had quite a few more people in the room than usual. (We had over 55 adults attend Newish!) […]

This week I have been reflecting on Psalm 86 where King David prays to God and asks him to grow him as one of his followers.

There are two things that have struck me from this psalm. […]

revolutionary | ˌrɛvəˈl(j)uːʃən(ə)ri |
noun
a person who advocates or engages in a dramatic and wide-reaching change in conditions, attitudes, or operation.

Being a wholehearted follower of Jesus means you are a revolutionary.

We've had our second sessions of the Life Course this week. So far we've had 10 guests across the session with all those who came in the first week returning for week two! 

Last night as one of the guests was leaving they were gushing with thankfulness for the course so far. They said that their previous experiences of church have been confusing and that they didn't understand what was happening or why. […]