Read Article Common Ground October 2024 Edtn 4 min read Editorial: The Wellspring of Action John Dennison 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.
Read Article 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. Lead Articles
Read Article 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
Read Article 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
Read Article 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
Read Article 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
Read Article 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