Church Talk
It isn't all about today
Wednesday 22 April 2009 | Published in Church Talk
Friday 17: Every working day when I arrive at my work place, I read the newspaper. I learn of what is happening on the island and around the world. I am challenged and drawn to the conclusion, is it worth it? I’m continually urged to get the most from the present. The past is gone […]
Family home evening is good for the family unit
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Church Talk
Thursday 9: The family unit has been one of our most important teachings of the Church. It is important for not just ourselves but also our friends and neighbours. Church leaders have instructed our members to set aside a night as ‘family home evening’. This is a time for families to study the gospel together […]
Did God really die and live again?
Wednesday 15 April 2009 | Published in Church Talk
I mate tika ana ainei te Atua e kua ora akaou? Thursday 9: How could there be a resurrection if there was no death? Could there be light if there was no darkness? Could there even be death if there was no life? The Bible in Hebrews 2:9 tells us that God became man in […]
Uipa'anga maata i roto i a Aperira
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Church Talk
Friday 3: Ka raveia te uipaanga maata a te akono’anga Cook Islands Christian Church a te ra 19 ki te 26 o Aperira, ki Rarotonga nei. Kua akatinamou te kumiti akaaere i te manako maata o te uipaanga e ko te ‘atoro atu anga ia ratou i vao ake i to te Atua koro’ (reaching […]
Encounters of faith and culture
Wednesday 8 April 2009 | Published in Church Talk
Friday 3: Our Pacific is made up of islands with many different ethnic origins. Each cultural group has values and ways of living that are distinct but all are relatively successful efforts in a common search for the fullness of human life. FAITH calls on people to examine the good points as well as the […]
Celebration granted 12-month approval
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Church Talk
27 March: Justice minister Kete Ioane has granted Celebration on the Rock church an extended 12 month provisional approval as a religious organisation on March 18. Ioane wrote to church leaders Murray and Nancy Watkinson in response to their application for government to recognise their church. The provisional approval is reportedly the first time a […]
God's view on alcohol and drunkenness
Wednesday 1 April 2009 | Published in Church Talk
27 March: To te Atua turanga no runga i te kava e te konakava To be drunk means: – to be intoxicated – to be under the influence – to be under some form of addiction – to be under the control of………. – to be put over – under – and beyond being one’s […]