
Top tips for young leaders – from one newbie to another
Did you know that The Salvation Army in New Zealand was started by two English guys aged 19 and 20?.
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Do you do God?
Sometimes I feel like I'm that first cover on a bed underneath all the heavy winter layers of duvet.
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Change: it’s uncomfortable
After transitioning from high school to university in 2018, 2019 was a year of familiarity and steadiness.
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The Love We Should Be Celebrating
Valentine’s day is a fun time to celebrate the special person in your life but my favourite love based holiday actually comes later in the year, the holiday that is actually most dedicated to celebrating love is Easter.
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That table flipping Jesus
Recently, dropping into Facebook meant seeing a string (almost seems like a never ending one) of posts regarding the halftime show of the Super Bowl.
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Kiwi young writers wonderful future
2020 is a milestone for the Kiwi young writers with a project to become their own entity and out-from-under the Australian Press Service International banner.
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The gospel of the fig leaf
Once upon a time, two people realised they were naked.
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New Zealand Christian Writers
Debbie McDermott was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, where she met and married her husband Sean in 1990 and subsequently migrated to New Zealand.
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Am I a racist?
The heat from the spa pool was invigorating and the beer refreshing, as we submerged our bodies into the water, in countdown to the Rugby World Cup final between South Africa and England.
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The scary new
This new year, I enter a new phase in life. After completing my Graduate Diploma in Teaching(Primary) last year, I will now embark on my journey as a primary school teacher.
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Redefining Success in 2020
I’ve just experienced my 49th Christmas / New Year season. I can remember a good number of them and like the one just passed, they’ve all followed a similar pattern of connecting with my immediate and wider family, especially those who live in other towns from where I grew up.
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To Weed or Not to Weed?
A month-and-a-half before Christmas we moved into a new house. Those living here before us kindly tidied the garden before they moved on, planting strawberries, rhubarb, tomatoes and lettuces.