From the Tradition: The Blackbird of Loch Laig
From the Tradition is a new regular column in Common Ground. Here, we’ll consider an element drawn from the witness of the Church through time...
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Sep
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Sep
Monthly Practice: Look, Reflect, Give Thanks
I was five when Mount Ruapehu erupted in 1996. It let fly with a series of spectacular gas explosions, heaving hot ash into the sky...
20
Aug
Common Ground Editorial: August 2021
“Who are the friends you’re with as you’re learning?” my Professor friend asked me. I paused, mumbled a few names of close friends, then trailed...
20
Aug
Encountering Reality: Learning to Read the Christian Tradition
Some years ago I sought a group of young people who lived almost a century ago. One intrigued me in particular, and I tracked him...
20
Aug
Monthly Practice: The Generous Reader
Rev. Sonya Lewthwaite is a Priest in the Diocese of Wellington and currently serves as Associate Chaplain at Victoria University. She holds degrees in Politics...
20
Aug
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...
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...
18
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...