Steve, the Executive Director of TEAR Fund NZ and I discuss Capital Punishment – or more to the point, Steve discusses it while I ask questions.

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
Self denial is often seen as a practice confined to the fanatical, those who are a little extreme, yet it is [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
John Wesley once said:
“The gospel of Christ knows of no religion, but social; no holiness but social holiness.”
Often this has been [...]

It is referred to as capital punishment, not to be confused with corporal punishment. The latter involves getting a whack, the former involves death and hence its other title – the death penalty. It is often argued that it is the most just and effective means of punishing those who commit terribly heinous crimes; crimes that disturb our humanity to [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
There is a great Christian tradition that is often carried out this time of year in the lead up to Easter. [...]

If you’re a regular reader, you’ll notice that the site looks very different. We have just changed the look of the site. This means that there will be some things that need working on over the next little while as we iron out bugs and get the site working seamlessly again.
Thanks for your patience.
Update: Nested comments is now activated so [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
One of the addictions of our culture is social status – we crave it – to be seen as important or [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
There is a verse in the Bible that is often quoted to justify not working to help the poor. Jesus says [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
In John 18, before the Crucifixion of Jesus, Pilate stands before the people and offers them the chance to free Jesus [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
In Luke 7:34 Jesus gives us the words of a scornful generation describing him as a glutton, a drunkard and a [...]

Here in Aotearoa (NZ) there has been a campaign to put advertising on the sides of buses that says “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy life.” It’s commonly known as the Atheist Bus Campaign and follows on the heels of the same campaign in the U.K. It has garnered a lot of support and raised the funds [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
In his first letter to the Church in Corinth, Paul talks about the hardship of the Apostles and he says this [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
You and I have a voice, the ability to speak and be heard, to say something and be listened to. What [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
The debate about Climate Change is a hot one and can sadly serve to distract us from the very real call [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
We live in a world that encourages us to accumulate material goods. In our society we are too often seen as [...]

In the lead up to Easter we will be putting up a new lent devotion each week day. These devotions will also be available in the discussions section of our Facebook page and will be played on New Zealand’s Rhema.
In Matthew 25 and the parable of the sheep and the goats, Jesus presents a unique challenge to how we live [...]