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On this the 250th anniversary of the birth of William Wilberforce, I offer my tribute by engaging with the biography written by former leader of the Conservative Party, William Hague – which I finished on Saturday.I have wondered about starting a WWW club for William Wilberforce Wannabees like myself but maybe I’ll settle for listing…
READ MORE“Have you read Claiborne’s book yet?”Finally, I am able to respond “Yes”. There is a lot to like about this book.1. There is that title. Ever since I read David Wenham’s The Parables of Jesus: pictures of revolution twenty years ago I have been partial to the use of the word ‘revolution’ as a contemporary…
READ MOREWhen I was in the USA for a period last year I heard stories like the ones recorded in this recent issue of The Economist. Read the first few paragraphs of this link to an article entitled “Unjust and Ineffective”. and feel a shudder go down your spine as you weep for Wendy. nice chatting…
READ MOREOne of the differences between Australia and New Zealand that has fascinated me over the years is the vastly different ways in which they have addressed the issues of the rights of indigenous peoples. Australians, particularly within the evangelical church, just seem to ignore the issue. Not any more. Dr Peter Adam (Principal, Ridley College…
READ MORESaying that there are Anglicans in Langham Partnership is like saying there are All Black fans in New Zealand (oops, maybe that analogy is breaking down – I hear things aren’t going so well on the rugby front back home … although Southland keeps winning – surely that is all that really matters, isn’t it?).…
READ MOREHere in New Zealand we have been watching in disbelief as a case makes its way through the courts. Having inflicted 216 stab wounds in killing his student/girlfriend, a young university lecturer occupied the witness stand for days as he defended his actions in an effort to gain a ‘manslaughter’ conviction, rather than a ‘murder’…
READ MOREAs someone who enjoys sports, has played basketball, and lived in Chicago, I do keep an eye on those Chicago Bulls. This week the Chicago Tribune carried an interview with the chairman of the Bulls, Jerry Reinsdorf, in which he states the following: “I absolutely believe that in every sport that I’m familiar with, defense…
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It is not every year that you can spend consecutive weeks in places as diverse as the Solomon Islands and Pakistan (with an exactly 50hr door-to-door trip in between!). But that is what Langham Preaching gave me the opportunity to do – and here are my favourite photos: Rembrandt in honiara Gender-specific open-air collaborative learning…
READ MORE“God wants your being more than he wants your doing.”I heard it again last week – and it was one too many times. Sorry, folks – but that statement is a load of rubbish. I just do not know what New Testament these people are reading. Not only is the NT full of the importance…
READ MOREFirst you need to understand that I am an Indian lad. And as a boy in India, I could never understand why that country which fills the space between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans stood behind Pakistan, while that country which provided the shoulders on which the Arctic Circle sits stood behind India. It seemed…
READ MOREAbout Me
the art of unpacking
After a childhood in India, a theological training in the USA and a pastoral ministry in Southland (New Zealand), I spent twenty years in theological education in New Zealand — first at Laidlaw College and then at Carey Baptist College, where I served as principal. In 2009 I began working with Langham Partnership and since 2013 I have been the Programme Director (Langham Preaching). Through it all I've cherished the experience of the 'gracious hand of God upon me' and I've relished the opportunity to 'unpack', or exegete, all that I encounter in my walk through life with Jesus.