Field Notes: Sarah Askey
Sarah Askey is a Conservator for the National Library, specialising in books and paper. She works at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington. Sarah attended...
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Aug
Common Ground
20
Aug
No Longer Slave to the Present
Mark Edgecombe and his wife Sarah completed the Vocational Programme in Wellington (Spring, 2020). He is Head of English at Tawa College, where he enjoys...
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Jun
Common Ground Editorial: June 2021
What is good work, really? Is my 9-5 job of interest to God, or is it just a way to support mission and put something...
18
Jun
Jesus and the Good of Work
Introduction In 1817, Percy Shelley penned his poem, “Ozymandias,” a meditation on the greatness of human work that is as pointed as it is brief. The...
18
Jun
Worship: Eucharist, Liturgy, and Work
Rev Peter Stuart was Anglican Chaplain at Victoria University of Wellington (1965-71), where he also tutored in History, and was Canon Theologian for the Anglican Diocese of...
18
Jun
Four Ways Our Faith Reshapes Our Work
This…is a humble offering to Him.An attempt to say “THANK YOU GOD” through our work,even as we do in our hearts and with our tongues.May...
18
Jun
Monthly Practice: Do It All in Jesus’s Name
To begin, mediate on the following passages: And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus,...
18
Jun
Creating Companion
Kareen Durbin participated in the Residential Internship (now Residential Fellowship) in 2010/11. Kareen and her husband Will started a social enterprise called Companion in 2016,...
18
Jun
Songs to Work To
First things, take it off shuffle. Please! This playlist is one to be played through in order (and best with a three-second crossfade). Think of...
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May
Common Ground Editorial: May 2021
‘How’s work going?’ The question sounds innocuous, on a par with ‘how’s the weekend?’, ‘how’s the family?’. But, breezy answers aside, any consideration of the...