The Fall, Toil, and the Tower of Babel
The world of high-performance sport is marked by dreams and hopes, and by hard work, putting your body through intense, painful, and relentless exercise. It...
21
May
Common Ground
21
May
Monthly Practice: Finding God at Work
Growing up, when I had lost something, I would often ask my mum, “Have you seen my…?” She would then suggest some obvious place that...
21
May
Field Notes: Kate Muirhead
Kate Muirhead works as a Litigation Principal for Meredith Connell. She is married to alumnus Tom Cleary, whom she met while they were doing the...
21
May
Staff Note: Leaf by Niggle
I am not in the habit of assigning nicknames to legendary authors. Even if I was strongly encouraged to try, I don’t think I’d ever...
21
May
Phoenix, Work, and the Challenge of True Hope
"Phoenix", captured by David McSpadden at The Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City. Originally, artist Xu Bing was commissioned to create an...
16
Apr
Common Ground Editorial: April 2021
Over a year ago, as New Zealand went into the first lockdown, Venn launched Common Ground. As the impact of COVID-19 unfolded, we found ourselves...
16
Apr
God, Creation, and the Good of Work
“Then God said, ‘Let us make human beings in our image.’” (Gen 1:26) “Certain things,” writes philosopher Josef Pieper, “can be adequately discussed only if at...
16
Apr
An Enlarged Vision
Since its publication in 1680 Joachim Neander’s hymn, “Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König der Ehren,” has been sung in Christian worship as a magnificent...
16
Apr
Monthly Practice: Embracing Silence
15 Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. 16 But Jesus...
16
Apr
The Work of Art
Ashleigh Tuck is an alumna of the Residential Internship (2013) and is currently completing her honours year for her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Whitecliffe...