Driven to rest [in fullness, we find you]
We’re delighted to feature original art by Mary Spacapan, created especially for this edition of Common Ground. Mary’s work is strongly gestural—using colour, composition, and...
24
Jun
Art
24
Jun
From the Tradition: The Bright Field
A former Lecturer in English Literature and University Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Tim McKenzie is Vicar of St Michael’s Anglican Church in Kelburn, Wellington. He is...
20
Apr
Learning to Trust
Strahan Coleman is a writer, award-winning musician, and pray-er with a desire to help others grow deeper in communion with God. Through his ministry Commoners...
17
Dec
A Burst of Celebration
As I reflected on the theme of celebration, collage felt fitting as a medium. Collage enables an exploration of the potential of what already exists....
19
Nov
The Tremendous Heart of Things
So often we miss it. Harried and distracted, dazed by the seasonal onslaught of tinsel and faux snow and forced cheer—Happy Holidays!—we stumble into Christmas...
19
Nov
Advent: A Weekly Devotional
Advent is the first season of the Christian year, a time of anticipation and joy in which we slow down to remember God’s coming—his advent—in...
22
Oct
Photo Essay: Making a Home, an Expanded Vision
I think that home is about what happens within the four walls, but it reaches outside of them also. This can be true whether you have a permanent structure...
22
Oct
Home is Where the Art is
Wandering up the gentle curve of Cape Horn Road with our new “lockdown diversion” skateboards under our arms, Benji stopped and pointed down. “Look Dad...
23
Sep
Return to Wonder
Mark Compton is an artist and builder, starting his career as a screen printer, working for 12 years with a company that specialised in fine-art...
18
Jun
Portraits at Work
For this edition of Common Ground, we asked photographer Stephanie Soh to capture images of men and women at work. Rather than the person being...