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"Sticks and stones may break your bones, but words can break your heart"
Cyber-bullying has been in the news recently, and it doesn’t just affect children or teens. It seems that adults are surprisingly good at...

GCI Auckland
Feb 27, 20143 min read


Art Worth Dying For?
Is a work of art worth dying for? That’s a question asked in the new movie, The Monuments Men. The film is based on a true story from the...

GCI Auckland
Feb 21, 20141 min read


Looking for love in all the wrong places
Despite the commercialism and veneer of Christian tradition on the celebration of Valentine's Day, the underlying theme of love is a fit...

GCI Auckland
Feb 13, 20142 min read


You Are Unique
Did you read or hear about the recent story of a robber who was caught by a kiss? It took place in Paris. The thief felt sorry for a lady...

GCI Auckland
Feb 9, 20141 min read


Clean up your space
Perhaps you have been watching the lead up to the Oscars and all the surrounding hype and publicity. One of the movies nominated in...

GCI Auckland
Jan 22, 20142 min read


Who's on your radar for 2014?
How has 2014 been so far? Hopefully each of us has had a chance to relax during the holiday period. As we get back into our routines, the...

GCI Auckland
Jan 9, 20142 min read


Kiwi Resolutions are hard to keep
"A Colmar Brunton survey of 1016 New Zealanders last year found that while 51 percent of us made resolutions for 2013, only 37 percent...

GCI Auckland
Jan 5, 20142 min read


Time For Grace
New Year 2014 is another reminder that our life is punctuated by the passage of time. We go from one time event to another. The clock...

GCI Auckland
Dec 31, 20131 min read


The Church - Heading for Extinction?
The results of the 2013 census confirm the steep decline of Christianity in "God's Own Country" since 1996. Seventeen years ago 63.8%...

GCI Auckland
Dec 27, 20131 min read


"A Child on Earth For Me"
God comes to us. This was my answer when someone asked me what I thought was the most important point about the birth of Jesus. God comes...

GCI Auckland
Dec 24, 20131 min read
Advent - Peace
Have you ever watched an international beauty pageant? During the show, the host asks each contestant what they would hope for. Almost...

GCI Auckland
Dec 15, 20131 min read


What Are You Saying?
Were you amazed to find out that the sign language translator at Mandela's funeral was sending out meaningless signals? Apparently he was...

GCI Auckland
Dec 15, 20131 min read


Mission and Vision
We are looking at our mission and vision over the next few weeks. Working from our purpose and values, we hope our vision is bold enough...

GCI Auckland
Dec 8, 20132 min read


What should we do with our freedom?
As the world marks the passing away of Nelson Mandela, surely that is a question we should ask. Mandela wrote "with freedom come...

GCI Auckland
Dec 7, 20132 min read
Advent - Hope
This Sunday marks the beginning of the Advent season, a time when many in the Christian faith start preparing for Christmas. - But what...

GCI Auckland
Nov 29, 20131 min read


Technology and the Gospel
I think it would be fair to say that a number of Christians in the older age bracket, and even some youth, view technology with a bit of...

GCI Auckland
Nov 27, 20133 min read
A Day of Departures
50 years ago, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. It was a day that shocked the world. Many can still remember exactly...

GCI Auckland
Nov 18, 20131 min read


The Three Bodyguards
Sailasa Tora demonstrated his storytelling skills at our weekend service with the captivating tale from 1 Esdras of three bodyguards. ...

GCI Auckland
Nov 17, 20132 min read
Communion on the Moon
Did you know about this significant event that occurred right before Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon? We are all familiar with...

GCI Auckland
Nov 12, 20131 min read


Children are a blessing
Children bring such delight, a refreshing perspective that we often miss in our walk with God. Oliver Wendell Holmes said: "Pretty much...

GCI Auckland
Nov 11, 20131 min read
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