Thought for the week
Thought for the Week 1 October 2023
Thought For The Week: As I write this I am attending the General Assembly at St Kentigern College in a very wet and cold Auckland. The assembly opened with a very uplifting service in the beautiful school chapel with enthusiastic singing which was well led by a fellow minister who I trained with. One of […]
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Thought for the Week 24 September 2023
A few days ago my mother shared with me a passage from scripture that she had been given years ago, and then found again when she was given her great-grandmother’s Bible: Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he […]
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Thought For The Week 17 September 2023
Welcome to our services today and a special welcome to Ken and Alison Linscott’s family who are at Trinity to celebrate Ken and Alison’s last Sunday with us before they shift to Christchurch. The Linscott’s have been active and vital members of our parish over many years, joining St Pauls on their arrival in Timaru […]
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Thought For The Week 10 September 2023
This week our reading picks up in chapter 12 of Exodus, skipping over nine chapters of the conflict between Pharaoh and God that plays out in the form of 10 plagues on the land of Egypt. There are some especially intriguing passages in there that give us much food for contemplation. They are also chapters […]
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Thought For The Week 3 September 2023
From doom to bloom As the Season of Creation rolls around, our initial reaction may be a mix of indifference and malaise. Bombarded by apocalyptic headlines of global heating, extreme weather events, and collapsing biodiversity, it’s easy to shut it all out and put it in the “too-hard basket”. This hopelessness or apathy to the possibility of […]
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Thought For The Week 27 August 2023
This week the lectionary’s semi-continuous reading starts in the book of Exodus. The central themes of Exodus, of liberation from oppression and of God wanting to live among his people go on to be themes that are central to the overall biblical narrative. Throughout history, many people and movements have identified with the story of […]
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Thought For The Week 20 August 2023
Welcome to our unscheduled combine service this week. Thank you to the Trinity folk who are graciously attending St Stephens at such short notice. This was due to a genuine oversight and clash in bookings when we changed the date of our budget meeting, which was to be held this week. The Fijian congregation are […]
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Thought For The Week 13 August 2023
Immediately is a word that shows up again and again in the Gospels. There is an urgency about the life and the ministry of Jesus that demands attention and makes real change in people’s lives. Immediately. But it seems that “immediately” has become a much more difficult word in today’s world. On one side, “immediately” […]
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Thought For The Week 6 August 2023
This year Peace Sunday falls on Hiroshima Day, 6 August. It also falls on a Sunday when the lectionary reading is about Jacob wrestling with God on the eve of being reunited with his brother, after years of discord and disconnection. This is a story that comes to us through the ages as such a […]
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Thought For The Week 30 July 2023
Welcome to our services today. I am looking forward to hearing Luke Blackbeard’s take on the parables in today’s reading from Matthew’s gospel. This is a challenge for any preacher as the reading selects 4 examples of what the kingdom of God is like; mustard seed, yeast, treasure buried in a field and a pearl […]
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