GCI - AUCKLAND

On July 21, many years ago, the first human stepped on to the surface of the moon. It was a momentous occasion for many on Earth - a...

We often remember where we were when we heard shocking news. For example, I was in the hallway when my grandfather, with tears in his...

Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, And not seek for kind relief? This is the opening stanza...

A few months ago, I read a story on my iPad about a 60-year-old Japanese man who discovered that he’d been switched at birth. Born into a...

If you are a Christian, have you given thought to how your approach to life and moral issues appears to people who are not Christian? And...

Social and cultural conditions have changed remarkably since early Christian times. Christians in the early church acted as a social...

Does it really matter where things begin? Society often sees the origin of something as being connected to ownership. For example, a...

"Some old women and men grow bitter with age. The more their teeth drop out the more biting they get." said George Dennison Prentice....

The talk about a possible new Cold War brought to mind a story I read recently. A study has shown that the descendants of the red deer,...

I have seen many different portrayals of mothers on Family sitcoms over the years. I remember the “perfect” mom played by June Cleaver in...

We will remember them. The most common reading in ANZAC services is John 15:13 : ‘Greater love has no one than this, than he lays down...

Disgrace has been in the national and international news. Following trials or official enquiries, it’s become clear that some politicians...

I remember when home computers were a luxury that not many people could afford. Can you believe that was only 25 years ago? Now many...

"God dispenses gifts, not wages. None of us gets paid according to merit, for none of us comes close to satisfying God’s requirements for...

During a trip through Arizona in 1903, Teddy Roosevelt stopped off at the Grand Canyon. As he addressed the crowd, his voice boomed: “In...

Do you worry? Dale Carnegie said in his book "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living" that today is the tomorrow that we worried about...

The search continues for the missing Malaysian Airlines jet that disappeared on the 8th of March. Our hearts go out to the families of...

Forgiveness does not come easily. If someone has done you wrong, the impulse is to hurt them back. The pain of what happened is hard to...

With the weather in New Zealand this weekend, due to ex-tropical Cyclone Lusi, many of us are today without power. Many of us battened...

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...