Peter and Linda travel to the US and the UK between November 2012 and January 2013. Read more here: Travel in 2012
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God’s Ultimate Intention
Recently, I have been giving special attention to Paul’s letters once again. Someone has likened the Letter to the Romans as the equivalent of the Himalayas, with Romans chapter 8 likened to Mount Everest. In more than 50 years of ministry, I find myself returning to this glorious chapter again and again! The chapter focuses [...]
A Tale of Two Churches
Today, I am about to return to my home in Auckland, New Zealand, after nearly five weeks of exhilarating ministry in the United Kingdom. The main focus this time has been the New Generation Church, Sidcup, on the South East edge of London, and the Global Generation Church in Ramsgate, on the South coast of Kent. Having [...]
A Tale of Two Cities – Jeremiah 29 verses 4 – 14
This letter, coming from the prophet Jeremiah to all the Jewish Exiles in captivity in Babylon, is quite unique. It’s easy to to dismiss Jeremiah as a prophet 0f devastating judgements on the rebellious people of Israel, overlooking his primary commission to all the nations, not simply to uproot and tear down, to destroy and [...]
Is this the end?
Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes, Global Unrest, Financial Meltdowns HELP! Is this THE END? Living as we do now in New Zealand this is all very relevant. Our Second City, Christchurch, known as ‘the Garden City’, has been rocked by two major Earthquakes in the last 10 months, as well as hundreds of un-nerving aftershocks. The second [...]
Peter’s Reading Top Tips
Last year, I touted NT Wright’s book Surprised by Hope everywhere I went. This year, it has to be Rob Bell’s excellent book Love Wins. The title sums up the contents : A book about Heaven, Hell, and the fate of every person who ever lived. I gather Rob has come in for a lot [...]
Celebrating 40 years of Marriage!
On the weekend of May 15th 2011 we had a wonderful celebration of this great day! The previous Sunday, Greg Burson, the leader of The Edge, Kingsland, Auckland, where we are members, asked Linda to share her story in the morning service. It brought the house down! Especially the story of our meeting at a [...]