Common Ground Editorial: December 2021
“How are you?” “Weary.” It’s an all too common response when I have asked people this question during the last month or so. Yet, it’s unsurprising too....
“How are you?” “Weary.” It’s an all too common response when I have asked people this question during the last month or so. Yet, it’s unsurprising too....
At a cursory glance, Jesus’s wisdom when it comes to worry and anxiety seems contemporary, if conventional. Look at the birds, look at the flowers—you’ll...
“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...
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...
In tumultous times, we often come to a moment when we pause and look around. Over the past year, familiar landmarks, whether political or social,...
We find ourselves, once again, on the threshold of the Lenten season: 40 days of prayer, fasting, and charity, beginning this coming Ash Wednesday, 17...
The Church's new year is just around the corner! Advent marks the beginning of the Church's liturgical calendar and will begin on Advent Sunday, 29...
Welcome to the September edition of Common Ground, which falls at the end of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori and in the middle of...
Three weeks ago, we celebrated the birth of the Church at Pentecost. Since then, many of us have been able to enjoy gathered fellowship on...
Welcome to the long weekend! As we gear up for a national holiday and the inevitable Queen’s Birthday sales, the Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand...