Audio Series: The Centrality of Love
Christoph von Schönborn is a Cardinal in the Catholic Church and the Archbishop of Vienna. His theological and pastoral work features friendship as a key...
15
May
Staff Reflections
15
May
I Have Called You Friends
I. Thomas rung Victor after a lengthy absence. He wanted to invite Victor and his wife, Eva, to dinner. Victor and Eva had given Thomas board...
15
May
Staff Notes – Ella Anselmi: Our Beloved Book
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.” (Ps. 1:2 NIV) Last year, I began...
01
May
Staff Note – Sam Bloore: A Merry Heart
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine… (Prov 17:22) I once looked up the word “fun” in a Strong’s Concordance to see if it was in...
01
May
Music: Tell Me Your Sorrows
Earlier this week, I was asked to contribute an audio piece for this edition of Common Ground. The brief I received mentioned that John Dennison...
01
May
Weekly Practice: Standing Before God for the Sake of the World
It is the gift of God’s Spirit in us, that he awakens us to the pain of the world—our pain, but also the pain of...
01
May
What Trust Looks Like: Lament with Jesus
At the turning point of his life, Shasta finds himself on a deserted way, high up in the mountains. Far ahead of him are his...
24
Apr
Who is My Neighbour?
Who is my neighbour? How do I love my neighbour? These are two questions I’ve heard repeatedly in the last month. Lockdown is causing these...
24
Apr
Learning From Bonhoeffer
Life Together is a Christian classic that has challenged and guided people’s lives of faith for many decades. But re-reading it in the middle of...
24
Apr
Weekly Practice: Service in the Spirit of Manaakitanga
A lifetime ago I used to run an after-school programme for 40+ kids in our neighbourhood in Otara. It was a crazy, hilarious, chaotic, at...