Read Article Common Ground March 2026 Edtn 3 min read Editorial: What is Freedom? John Dennison In language there is a class of nouns called abstract: they refer to an intangible concept, state or quality—often, the big ideas we take for granted.
Read Article Common Ground March 2026 Edtn 33 min read Field Notes: Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon John Dennison Sir David Moxon was born in Papaioea, Palmerston North in 1951, and is married to Lady Tureiti Moxon (Ngāti Pāhauwera, Ngāti Kahungunu, Kai Tahu). Interviews
Read Article Common Ground December 2025 Edtn 3 min read Editorial: Wait for the Lord John Dennison We’re in Advent, the great front porch of the Christian year, a movement into the bright hallway of God’s purposes fulfilled in Jesus. It’s a joyous time...
Read Article Common Ground December 2025 Edtn 12 min read What it Means to Wait John Dennison In July this year, after a long struggle with illness, our neighbour and friend passed away. She was, as they say, a character; over the preceding eight years... Living Well Scripture & Theology
Read Article Common Ground October 2025 Edtn 3 min read Editorial: Death Will Not Prevail John Dennison Joyful in hope. This has to be one of the strangest things about Christians. Followers of Jesus are enduringly hopeful.
Read Article Common Ground June 2025 Edtn 24 min read “I Am With You Always”: How We are Salt and Light John Dennison In another life, I briefly taught creative writing. We didn’t get off to a promising start: they were undergraduate Communications students, with a large sense of self and little deep experience of life. Faith & Work Lead Articles Scripture & Theology