Titahi Bay Community Church

28 Feb 2010

At the invitation of our church leadership we have an exciting visit from Paul Vink who over the last few years has been developing a celebration of easter that friends and family can join in a non-threatening environment based on Easter. 

28 Feb 2010

In NZ ‘Grace’ has regularly been a top 10 name for girls over the last decade. In fact between 2004 and 2009 it was numbers 9, 7, 7, 8, 10 and 12 link. Now let’s assume parents look at meaning of names at least to a certain extent when choosing them for their children. The first few baby name sites I visited were fairly limited but apparently it is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "favour; blessing" or a virtue name when referring to God's grace. If you look for the dictionary meaning this is expanded significantly but tends to follow the same thinking.
So what is God's grace and what is the meaning for us as Christians? Well watch or listen to the video of when Liz Eley spoke to us on this topic.
Incidentally I didn’t find it on the recent boys list in NZ, but against my expectation it did make the top 1000 for boys between 1880-1920 link.

21 Feb 2010

Some people view Christianity as a set of rules. To put it in more traditional words ... 'Thou shalt do this, thou shalt not do that'. Is this what the law is really about in its application to our lives as Christians; Or is there an alternative perspective on how the biblical teaching of God’s word, the bible, should be applied? Anna Gillon, a lawyer practising in the local community brings her insights on this topic.

14 Feb 2010

Dr Warwick Smith is a Christian and a scientist; and a world renown expert in seismology.  I have heard it said that if the ground starts shaking and Warwick doesn't move then you might as well sit still and enjoy the ride. Science is a field where many question the application of the biblical account. We are taken back to where it all began.