A Place at His Table: A Biblical Exploration of Faith, Sexuality, and the Kingdom of God. By Joel Hollier. Genre: Christian living / Social Issues Size: 232 pages, but didn’t feel dense. What’s the big idea: A same-sex attracted pastor and fellow bible college graduate, having imbibed in the new wave of academic literature arguing that the Bible […]
Category Archives: Marriage
Unpacking Baptist Hui 2015
It’s been a couple of days since the 2015 Baptist Assembly/Hui, held from Thursday to Saturday in Tauranga, New Zealand. While there was a well-thought out and interesting programme around the theme “humility, unity and intimacy”, the key issue on the table was a discussion and vote regarding same-sex marriages on Friday 6 November. The outcome was that the […]
Something greater than marriage
Our home church (Howick Baptist) belongs to the Baptist Union of New Zealand. After our government’s decision to pass the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013, the Baptist Union met at the 2013 Assembly to consider its position on the matter. The delegates voted to affirm the current position on same-sex marriage, and resolved to set up a working party […]
2014 by grace
Here’s Cheryl’s latest digital craftwork to celebrate four years of keeping the promise to each other and to God. Incidentally, our conversation this morning: “Can you hand me a fresh nappy?” “Sure!” “Oh, magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt His name together!” Psalm 34:3
Wedding in Matakana
Yesterday I got the day off work and spent the day with Cheryl, E and others at a wedding. What a beautiful day! Matt and Ursula (her mum’s an active member at HBC) were a neat picture of Christ and His Church (Eph 5:31-32). Was nice that many friends and family flew over from the […]