FROM REV TOM’S DESK Well Christmas Eve is upon us and in just a little over a week, 2017 will be no more and will never be repeated. A sobering thought isn’t it especially when we reflect on every day we have in life? Of course such a reflection has to be viewed within the […]

17 December 2017

December 14, 2017

We’ve just had the funeral of our erstwhile longest surviving member of our church fellowship. Murray started here in the 1930’s and all his life, First Church was the primary focus and place of his worship of God amongst God’s people. He contributed hugely into the life and mission of the church by being involved […]

10 December 2017

December 7, 2017

Recently, the Lord prompted me to look at a Psalm which is so well-known that for many of us who have been Christians for a long time, we can be tempted to overlook it. It is a Psalm that is often used at funerals whether sung or spoken. For me, I confess that it had […]

3 December 2017

November 30, 2017

Every three years, ordained Ministers of the PCANZ have to go through a process of evaluation and review to earn what is called a Certificate of Good Standing. The idea of this, as for other employees in the secular world, is to make sure that everything is going well with the Minister in their calling […]

19 November 2017

November 17, 2017

On my wall, I have a quote (one amongst many) which says: “..if your dream dies, don’t let your spirits falter. Keep your eyes focussed on Jesus.” I copied that from wherever I found it a long time ago, and stuck it on my wall because in my life anyway, there are times when it […]