Category Archives: Wellington

Gideon – Warrior/Worrier

This evening we are diving into the story of Gideon. The section we heard read began, “That same night…” which begs the question – “the same night as what?” The story of that night actually begins in verse 11 of chapter 6 when we find an angel of the Lord coming and sitting under an […]

September 29, 2025 – 11:18 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Confirmation

Unusual for vicar to be preaching on confirmation – normally the bishop does it at a confirmation! Exploring all kinds of sacraments / things in church life over the autumn. We do have a confirmation service coming up. I’d like to suggest that confirmation involves: A personal decision to commit to Jesus A community of […]

September 7, 2025 – 11:51 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

God Our Provider

I wonder how you felt on the days that Oliver and Theadora were born. All the waiting was over, and they were finally here, a new person to light up your life, to fill your heart. The joy of introducing them to the wider family and friends. I wonder if you had their names lined […]

August 10, 2025 – 11:52 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

God our Judge

We begin this exploration in the book of the prophet Isaiah. In his message from God to God’s people Isaiah describes what life should look like in the city of God. It should be a place of festivals, of peace, of broad rivers with no warships, a settled place which cannot be shaken. Isaiah knows […]

July 20, 2025 – 11:23 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Unchanging God

How many Anglicans does it take to change a lightbulb? Change?!!! Change!!??? I know, of course, that this cliché would never apply to us here at All Saints, but it does illustrate the complicated relationship that many of us have with change. Each of us will have our own appetite for change, how comfortable or […]

July 13, 2025 – 11:31 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Fear and Loneliness

Loneliness and Fear. Emotions that we all feel at one time or another in our lives. Very often they come together, reinforcing each other, trapping us in a vicious cycle. In this evening’s readings we see the corrosive and damaging effects of loneliness and fear, but also see a way through them as God breaks […]

June 24, 2025 – 8:51 am | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Symptomatic Relief

I suspect that for many of us doctor’s appointments are a feature of our lives. Trying to get to the bottom of what’s gone wrong this time, experimenting with combinations of treatments that can alleviate symptoms of one condition with out them making another one worse, going for tests. Sound familiar? One of the purposes […]

June 15, 2025 – 2:56 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Spirit Rest

I wonder if you have ever sat watching a fire. Maybe a hearth fire at home, round a fire pit, or at a bonfire. There’s something mesmerising about the movement of the flame, lifelike but not, random patterns, but within boundaries of expectation, the energy, the flow. It’s so fascinating that some people have video […]

June 8, 2025 – 12:22 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged | Comments (0)

God of Mercy

The people of God were far from home. Their country had been invaded and defeated. The best of them had been forced to leave their homes and relocate to the capital of the empire that had overcome them. They had to learn a new language, live in a strange culture. They were exiled. For decades […]

May 18, 2025 – 12:02 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)

Creator God

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” “A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away. “Is this the real life, is this just fantasy? These are the first lines from “A Tale of Two Cities”, “Star Wars”, and “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Any writer will tell you that the first […]

May 4, 2025 – 1:00 pm | By tim | Posted in Wellington | Tagged , | Comments (0)