Church Talk
Wise words on marriage
Friday 19 February 2016 | Published in Church Talk
“Set me as a seal upon thine heart; as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave; the coals thereof are coals of fire which hath a most vehement flame…many waters cannot quench love neither can the floods drown it: If a man would give all the substance of his house for love it would utterly be contemned” – Song of Solomon 9: 6 & 7.
4 biblical reasons for marriage - What marriage is or is not? (Part 2)
Friday 12 February 2016 | Published in Church Talk
For this cause shall a man (leave) his father and mother, and shall be joined (cleave) unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh (weave)” – Genesis 2: 24, Ephesians 5: 31.
What marriage Is and is not
Friday 5 February 2016 | Published in Church Talk
“Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh” – Genesis 2: 24; Ephesians 5: 31.
Parables as a turning point
Friday 29 January 2016 | Published in Church Talk
Last week I used the parable of the Good Samaritan to demonstrate the common sense of Jesus in his teaching.
Parables good common sense
Friday 22 January 2016 | Published in Church Talk
One of my dreams for this year is that 2015 can be a year where we lean more to common sense, rather than trying to score points over issues that arise in the community.
Has Jesus Christ been cast aside?
Friday 15 January 2016 | Published in Church Talk
Last Sunday was the official close of the Christmas season in the Catholic church.
Resolutions centre on God
Thursday 31 December 2015 | Published in Church Talk
When Americans make New Year’s resolutions, a better relationship with God ranks almost as high as better health, a Nashville, USA research firm has found.
Christmas: It's all about Jesus
Thursday 24 December 2015 | Published in Church Talk
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins..E tamaiti tana e anau, e ko Iesu te ingoa taau e tapa nona: e akaora oki aia I tona au tangata I ta ratou ara” – Matthew/Mataio 1: 21.
Believing who God says you are
Friday 18 December 2015 | Published in Church Talk
It is amazing the different shades of images that people have of themselves.
Beauty comes from special place
Friday 11 December 2015 | Published in Church Talk
This week is an important week here in the Cook Islands: We have eight beautiful young ladies vying to become Miss South Pacific for 2015/16.
'Megachurch' attendance has its ups and downs
Friday 4 December 2015 | Published in Church Talk
Change is coming to American “megachurches,” those behemoths for believers that now dot the religious landscape in the US.
Christmas a gift to all the world
Friday 4 December 2015 | Published in Church Talk
It is hard to imagine celebrating Christmas in the modern world without thinking about giving gifts. But, have you ever asked yourself why we give gifts at Christmas?”
Special women epitomise value of consecrated life
Friday 27 November 2015 | Published in Church Talk
Anyone attending St Josephs Cathedral during 2015, would realise the theme for the year has been “Consecrated Life.”
What the Bible has to say about same sex marriage
Friday 20 November 2015 | Published in Church Talk
Pastor Alfred Kaua Morris of Matavera’s Cornerstone Church, tackles the controversial subject of same-sex marriage.
Time to stop being politically correct
Friday 20 November 2015 | Published in Church Talk
We are living in a “politically correct” world today.
God's idea of a great father
Friday 13 November 2015 | Published in Church Talk
“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength” (Deuteronomy 6:5).
How to live a blessed life
Friday 6 November 2015 | Published in Church Talk
In part one of our column on how to live a blessed life, we said that if you want to live a life that God blesses, you need to do four things.
What happened to confessed love?
Monday 2 November 2015 | Published in Church Talk
Publicity surrounding the high incidence of domestic violence in the Cook Islands prompted Pastor Eliu of the SDA Church to write this special Monday edition of Church Talk.
Forget the past – you're forgiven!
Friday 30 October 2015 | Published in Church Talk
Micah 7:19: “He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities;
US trip a thrill for LDS group
Friday 23 October 2015 | Published in Church Talk
Fifty members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from the Cook Islands travelled to the United States recently as part of a group excursion to attend the church’s “semi-annual” Conference, held in Salt Lake City, Utah.
