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Common Ground
October 2024 Edtn

Editorial: The Wellspring of Action

If there is one simple conviction that animates the mission of Venn, it is the confidence that the news of God’s reconciling work through Jesus Christ is good.

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Common Ground
October 2024 Edtn

29 min read

Silence & Solitude

Luke Fenwick

It turned out to be a silent retreat. Many years ago, I volunteered with the Trinity Forum in the UK. I worked with friends to organise a conference where participants could engage with a variety of texts and ask big questions about life and faith.

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Common Ground
October 2024 Edtn

10 min read

The One Thing Indispensable for Justice

Sarah Williams

“Come with me into his presence. Let us go with Him into the temple”. Delivered to a group of young men at the University of Cambridge in 1879, this invitation to contemplation lies right at the heart of an overtly political address.

Faith & Work

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Common Ground
October 2024 Edtn

21 min read

Field Notes: Gina Wong

John Dennison

Gina Wong lives in Te Whanganui-a-Tara with her husband Koryn. She’s a Community Innovation Worker and an Elder at Lifepoint Church—she’s also a first-class sourdough baker. Here, she talks to John about her life and journey with God, and how she came to be involved in work focussed on food, cultivation, and flourishing communities

Faith & Work Interviews

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Common Ground
October 2024 Edtn

16 min read

Going Out of Our Way to Be with God

John Dennison

Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about Zacchaeus. You know: tax collector of modest stature, loves climbing trees, face a bit pinched, eyes too close together.

Living Well

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Common Ground
October 2024 Edtn

8 min read

The Fragrance of Christ

Ryan Lang

Six days before the Passover, Jesus comes to the town of Bethany, situated on the eastern side of the Mount of Olives.

Scripture & Theology

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Common Ground
October 2024 Edtn

5 min read

Slow Hands: Pottery & Prayer

Zoë Mitchell

The night I got home after my first pottery lesson, I felt like a failure. I had wanted to show promise as a potter from the beginning; this skill was something I had been hankering to learn for years.

Arts Arts, Photography, Music

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