au
Christian dating - shouldn't it be more than refraining from premarital sex?

Christian dating - shouldn't it be more than refraining from premarital sex?

She was a virgin. He was a virgin. All round happy Christians. Wedding day bliss and a great achievement of 'wow they didn't sleep together' before he put a ring on it. Jo and Brendan managed it. .

  • Facebook less, and loving the lonely

    Only recently I've figured out that lonely people are everywhere, and that we've sold ourselves short of true connection and companionship thanks to modern living and possibly Facebook.

  • Really old things

    So I love the phrase "hot button topic". We've been hearing it a lot with the US Elections having just been, so I thought it was time to try my hand at one. Please hold all violently hyper-aggressive disagreements till the end.

  • Sport and the mind's influence on performance

    Ever been curious as to why some days you perform with utter ease and only few mistakes compared to other days where you feel like you're constantly tripping up even though you're in a very similar physical state? The difference is the variations in one's mental state.

  • The Lord of the Rings and 'Quality

    Caught in my mind recently and swirling around in my head during these last few weeks has been a particular quote from The Lord of the Rings. The Sunday Times in the UK has been quoted as saying that the whole of the English-speaking world is divided into those who have read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and those who are going to read them. And many who have not read the book have at least watched the movies.

  • Manchester United top of the tree

    Manchester United continued their resurgence as they came from behind in a dramatic match at Villa Park. Villa took the lead in the first half and then doubled their lead at the start of the 2nd half before United sprung to life. Hernandez struck 3 goals in 20 minutes, to give United a vital 3 points and maintain their recent form at the top of the table.

  • Spring Is In the Air

    There's a wonderful smell in the air at the moment. Not only that, but there is also bright and colourful pictures presented before us each day. Yes, spring is in the air! At the moment, I can't help but love Jacaranda trees. The lavender colour is so evident; I can pick the trees out so easily.

  • Goodbye New Zealand - a reflection

    November 17th marks three years since I first touched down in New Zealand and three months until the end of my visa.

  • Filling up on the weighty things of God

    Meditation is an ambiguous spiritual term these days, so I'd like to take a few minutes to clarify: what is \'Christian meditation?\' Despite what you may think, Christian meditation has nothing to do with emptying the mind or lightening the body. If you hope to float you'll find no help here. \'Christian meditation\' is the process of filling our minds with the weighty things of God, so that we might walk in obedience to his Word.

  • Is it really OK to be single?

    These days, it's rare to find a mainstream media commentator that raises their voice in a way that resonates with the church– but I read an opinion article by Shelley Bridgeman this week that did just that. The writer asked the questions "Is it really ok to be single?" from the premise that society by and large still discriminates in many ways against those who are unmarried, either by choice or circumstance.

  • One last championship for "Manufactured" LA Lakers

    They say manufacturing in the US is dead, due to the rise China. This is proving untrue for the power brokers over in the western division of the almighty National Basketball Association.

  • PÅ"rākau People: Preserving Who We Are

    I spent my early teens, my 'awkward years' in England. As if puberty wasn't bad enough already, I had the added discomfort of sporting a southern English accent, living with the pressure of trying to be good at football and being exposed to way too much garage music.