The farm I grew up on was a picture of tranquility. The coastal Raglan Harbour surrounded it like a moat, cladding hundreds of acres of green New Zealand hills spotted with sheep and cattle. I eagerly anticipated the rigorous lifestyle career coupled with the anticipation of working the family property with my beloved Dad until
Read moreMy wife Carrie took the microphone last week. It was when we had gathered our YWAM community together for a major time of worship and waiting on the Lord. She said; “This morning a whole bunch of 18 year olds went online and checked their ATAR [university entrance score] Some of them were ecstatic. But
Read moreThere has been so much written on the Newtown tragedy. So many opinions. The enlightenment era encouraged us to have strong opinions on just about everything. To the point that our identity came to be determined in terms of our ability to think or rationalize. In a crisis like this, we tend to ask others
Read moreOur friends at a church down the road experienced a major tragedy this last week. One of their much loved 23 year old boys, Szymon, went to be with the Lord. Massive tears at the memorial. Szymon’s family shared intimately with us – with literally hundreds of people crying with them. God’s nature was modeled
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