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Stand for the Gospel
My Personal Library- The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
- The Thinking Toolbox: Thirty-five Lessons That Will Build Your Reasoning Skills by Nathaniel Bluedorn
- The Fallacy Detective: Thirty-Eight Lessons on How to Recognize Bad Reasoning by Nathaniel Bluedorn
- Reforming or Conforming?: Post-Conservative Evangelicals and the Emerging Church by Gary L. W. Johnson
- Truth and the New Kind of Christian: The Emerging Effects of Postmodernism in the Church by R. Scott Smith
Two Ways to Live
- J. C. Ryle Quotes
- Of First Importance
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Category Archives: Marriage
Marriage is to be between one man and one woman
It is amazing how something rather simple can be made messy and complicated. Take one’s desktop (the literal one in your office, or the pixelated one on your computer). This is a rather simple devise, yet for many it can … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Gospel, Marriage, New Zealand, Theology
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Our Wedding – 8 January 2000
On the 8th of January we will celebrate 12 years of marriage. Twelve years… In that time: I had only completed my 1st semester of seminary when we were married. (We met at the beginning of that semester.) I completed … Continue reading
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Marriage Seminar – Howick Baptist Church – 2 December 2011
We will be holding a Marriage Seminar at Howick Baptist Church from 6-9pm on 3 December. All are welcome.
Posted in Family, Gospel, Howick Baptist Church, Marriage, New Zealand
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Personal Retreat – For My Wife
It’s been over three year since I wrote this blog post (28 July 2008). By God’s grace, Mandy has enjoyed 4 or 5 of these “retreats” in this time. However, due to our moving and a number of other items … Continue reading
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Smacking is in the News Again
‘Violent’ child training book off to censor The above headline caught my attention this morning! Sadly the book in question is a very poor example of clear, accurate, Biblical teaching on the discipline of children. Not because it mentioned “smacking” (“spanking” … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Smacking, Current Issues, Family, Gospel, Marriage, New Zealand, Parenting, Teaching, Worldview
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Geoff Thomas’ Visit to New Zealand 2011 – Personal Reflections
I’ve already shared my reflections on the 2011 Stand for the Gospel Conference. Here I would like to share a few personal reflections on having Geoff Thomas and his wife Iola here in our home for what was an all … Continue reading
Posted in Calvin500, Church History, Family, Gospel, Howick Baptist Church, Marriage, New Zealand, STAND4TG
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Young Adults: A Great Time to Learn that all of Life is a Calling from God
I have the tremendous privilege to teach, counsel, shepherd, and just hang out with young adults as part of my calling in the church. They vary from university students, professionals and trades people, both unmarried and newly marriage. They are … Continue reading
the kiwifruit blog – Time-limited marriages
My 2nd contribution to the kiwifruit blog: Time-limited marriages
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Dancing in the Minefields
I’m in tears as I watch this. I love my wife and am so thankful we “made the promise.” http://www.youtube.com/v/NtTa81LyuQM&hl=en_US&fs=1?rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6&hd=1&border=1
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Mandy Upate – 10 June 2010
Mandy had her post-op appointment today. The doctor confirmed that what happened was quite serious and potentially life threatening. We, again, stand in awe of our good and gracious Heavenly Father who providentially protected her and provided everything necessary for … Continue reading
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