December 6th, 2017

Post Plebiscite Reflections… | Brian Harris
Brain cells that control appetite identified for first time 
Myanmar Is Not a Simple Morality Tale - The New York Times
When Uganda gave aid to Britain - Daily Monitor
Māori board game aims to boost te reo | Radio New Zealand News
'Would you be willing?': words to turn a conversation around (and those to avoid) | Science | The Guardian

November 13th, 2017

Overcoming the language barrier – IFES Conexión
A Modest Proposal for Changing the World اقتراح متواضع لتغيير العالم – The Institute of Middle East Studies
Whose canoe is it? Are we Pacific people even in it? - Samoa Planet
China’s Students Are Sharing Their Secrets … In English – Foreign Policy

November 6th, 2017

Uzbekistan: Some Workers Excused from Cotton Fields | Human Rights Watch
Playhouse Renovations | Two Adventurers
The Idea of Home: The Wife and the Writer's Life
The Liturgy and the People of God – Sanctuary

October 23rd, 2017

the days are just packed
The Science of Being Seen: A Guide to Safer Riding | Bicycling
Sharp as a Tack - Music Engraving: an Art and a Craft - YouTube
Good reads for the long weekend

October 11th, 2017

Manna Gum | Enough for all - about capitalism
The Africa Study Bible: God’s word through African eyes
Love Thy Neighbour: A Justice Conference Event Tickets, Wed, Nov 1, 2017 at 6:45 PM | Eventbrite

September 23rd, 2017

Community kitchen aims to feed 2500 Lower Hutt residents every day | Stuff.co.nz
The threat to Christian identity in Iraq – IFES Word & World
Suffering persecution for justice’s sake – IFES Word & World

September 14th, 2017

Some Matters Really Are Beneath (Christian) Contempt | John G. Stackhouse, Jr.
Grassroots Exegesis: Women's Ownership of the Scriptures in Bolivia - Fuller Studio
Brilliant + Anonymous: I Can Feel Everything – BRILLIANT + AMAZING + WRITERS + MOTHERS

September 1st, 2017

Talia Marshall – Macrons – takahē magazine
Tired of being humiliated, these girls fought the school dress code. And won.
Wealth Creation and the Poor - Lausanne Movement

August 23rd, 2017

I’ve set up plenty of mental health services. Here’s why I wouldn’t use any of them | The Spinoff
The Bible Tells a Dystopian Story
Bay Area Nonprofit Project Equity Transforms Businesses Into Worker-Owned Cooperatives - Shareable 

August 3rd, 2017

‘Iceland is far as you can get from here’: An essay by Dominic Hoey | The Spinoff
Bad Laws Sometimes Deserve Breaking | E-Tangata - A Māori and Pasifika Sunday magazine
Why Jacinda is the answer and Andrew didn’t understand the question | The Spinoff
Undivision: Pottery, Pork and Pentecost | Lingua Divina

July 18th, 2017

The real reason why women drink — Quartz

July 14th, 2017

The Call – The Daily Marinade
Michael Wear: having faith in politics – IFES Conexión
How Should Arab Christians React to Persecution? – The Institute of Middle East Studies
The day my child came out to me – and I came out to him | The Spinoff

July 3rd, 2017

How Can the Church Be Prophetic in Today’s Disorienting Times? Highlights from Middle East Consultation 2017 – The Institute of Middle East Studies

July 1st, 2017

Waterview Tunnel 25th June walking day inside the tunnel , Auckland Biggest Highway Project - YouTube
Confederation: A Miracle Worth Celebrating – Context With Lorna Dueck 
Jordan: Putting the Pieces Back Together - Medair

June 28th, 2017

Two common questions about the Sabbath | Lynne Baab
Bonus Floor Spaces, Public Access Ways, Viewing Platforms and Lanes in Auckland’s Central City | Vernon Tava
For Syrian refugees celebrating Eid in Lebanon, the environment is increasingly hostile
What Northern Ireland can teach us about Israel-Palestine | +972 Magazine

June 14th, 2017

Kiss your brain: What I learned when I lost my mind | Idealog
Getting the Trinity out of the Ivory Tower – The Institute of Middle East Studies

June 6th, 2017

Coptic Orthodox bishop tells terrorists: ‘You are loved’ | CatholicHerald.co.uk

June 5th, 2017

More Satisfying Answers: Taking the conversation about science & Christianity to a deeper level in New Zealand – NZCIS

 TSCF Annual Report 2017.pdf

May 16th, 2017

A Muslim cook wanted to stop the hate. So she started inviting strangers to dinner. - The Washington Post
Israel: homes of Messianic believers attacked | Middle East Concern
Manna Gum | The Peoples' Pantry

May 7th, 2017

Microsoft Word - Lest We Forget - final.doc - lest-we-forget-a4.pdf (which I got from here)
A Mighty Girl - Posts
The Pencilsword: What about the renters? - The Wireless
Bill Sempf on Twitter: "I've seen this before but not this well done. https://t.co/W9T6S6cB0Z"

April 30th, 2017

Alvin Plantinga: The Atheists’ Unicorn – Context With Lorna Dueck

April 26th, 2017

Kids Like Us | Hazlitt
Christians in the Middle East are close to the edge – but this Easter, I know that there is hope for us all
Michaela Joll (@michaela_joll) - a pic I particularly liked
Forgiveness: Muslims Moved as Coptic Christians Do the Unimaginable

April 22nd

Social Capital: Seeds of Friendship Growing into a National Symbol for Reconciliation – The Institute of Middle East Studies

April 18th

Auckland Councillor Cathy Casey lays human rights complaint over shop's sign - National - NZ Herald News

April 16th

I Had 4 Boys Until One of Them Told Me She Was Really a Girl - I Have a Transgender Child

Apri 9th

What is a Samoan feminist? How is feminism central to my parenting as a Samoan mother?

April 5th

I’ve worked more than a decade in Iraq. ‘We are not afraid’ is the wrong response to terror attacks.
Submission to Baptist working party on same sex relationships | Cityside
Michael Sharp, Who Works To Bring Peace To Congo, Is Kidnapped

Readings from March 31st

Theological Education as Formation for Prophetic Ministry
renewing theology
New Zealand Jesus: Social and religious transformations of an image, 1890-1940
LSE Business Review – Gender quotas and the crisis of the mediocre man