Wednesday, September 26, 2018

from our Islands of Birds, we give you praise O Lord... A Prayer of thanksgiving

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A Bell bird ruffles its feathers on a cold winter morning  As Part of the seasons of creation this sunday is animal Sunday, but wantin...

Native birds at the zoo.

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Just a couple of photos that I'm proud of at Auckland Zoo. A couple of A kea  (the kea is a New Zealand mountain parrot) and a shoveller...
Monday, September 24, 2018

Encountering God on the Mountain top and the Valley Floor ( a survey of mountains in scripture) Isaiah 2:1-5 and Matthew 17:1-23

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There is something about being on a mountain top that fills you with awe and wonder. The sense of having achieved something, reaching...
Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Prayer of thanksgiving for Mountain Sunday based on Psalm 25:2

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As I was putting together the service for the season of creation's mountain sunday. I though it would be easy to focus on the majest...
Wednesday, September 12, 2018

New Zealand Dotterels (Tuturiwhatu) on Karekare beach

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Like many birds the New Zealand Dotterel (Tuturiwhatu) is an endangered species. They are a member of the plover family and their nesting  h...
Monday, September 10, 2018

What The Genesis Creation Narrative tells us about Humanities Relationship with Creation... (Genesis 1:25-28, Psalm 103 103;13-18)

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The first chapters of Genesis act like the opening scenes of a movie. The creation narrative in genesis chapter 1 is like the establ...
Thursday, September 6, 2018

Prayer of thanks for Creation in an Auckland setting on Humanity Sunday as part of the season of creation

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In September at St Peter's we celebrate the season of creation and while there is some good liturgical resources around I find that ...