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Now is the time to sing

Now is the time to sing

In a world full of fear, inundated with negative news, people are desperate for hope. Every day we hear about bad things happening. Now we are also facing the triple threats of the Coronavirus pandemic, economic recession and climate change..

  • I'm tired, if only, thank God?

    Just a few weeks into the new year and I’m tired.

  • NZ senior writers

    New Zealand senior writers have been part of the Kiwi young writer project with Christian Today for some years now.

  • It’s Black and White. Really it is.

    As I approach my 50th birthday later this year I’m reminded that some things in life just stick forever.

  • No parent is perfect

    When I was around 10 years old, I decided to write down all the things my parents did that annoyed me. My intention was that I would refer to this when I had children so I wouldn’t make the same mistakes.

  • How can we feel safe?

    Over January, the news and my Facebook feed have been full of stories related to the bushfires, but these stories have now slowed to a dribble as people’s interest has moved on to other things.

  • An Insidious Enemy

    It’s all around us. The young guy in his room on his device. The talk show host casually endorsing it on his show.

  • Serving from a wheelchair

    For most of my teenage years, I felt like I wasn't serving in my local church. I even thought that I couldn't serve in any of the ministry team. I didn't know what skills I had that could be used in a ministry team.

  • Elections for the elect: how should we vote?

    I once heard a pastor say from the pulpit, “there are two things we shouldn’t talk about as Christians: politics and religion”.

  • My Spartan experience doing Intensive Biblical Greek course

    After years of patiently waiting for God’s timing, I have finally enrolled into a seminary to move onto the next chapter of my life in God’s calling to become a minister of his word.

  • The sin of self-hate

    In an age of social media, Photoshop, and Victoria Secret models, there is a silent expectation placed on young people from the beginning of their lives.

  • Bric-a-brac