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Embrace Winter

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Editorial: Wintering Well

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Going to Ground: Winter in the Garden

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Field Notes: Keri-Ann Hokianga

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Winters That Melt

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Good Living, Wise Dying

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Monthly Practice: Leaning in to Winter

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June 2023 Edtn

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Embrace Winter

Andrew Shamy

To winter well, then—to receive the gift of winter with delight and gratitude—is a moral act. It is to enact one of the primary callings of human life.

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Common Ground
June 2023 Edtn

3 min read

Editorial: Wintering Well

John Dennison

Sometimes life with God invites us to think about the highest things, about the depths of divine purpose—the resurrection, say. But most often, we’re rightly preoccupied what you could call the mysteries of everyday life.

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Common Ground
June 2023 Edtn

7 min read

Going to Ground: Winter in the Garden

Phoebe Atkinson

The gardening to-do list is always a little lighter as we move into winter, though while you might consider having a little break, the soil absolutely isn’t.

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Common Ground
June 2023 Edtn

26 min read

Field Notes: Keri-Ann Hokianga

Jannah Dennison

Rev. Keri-Ann Hokianga is a Māori evangelist and priest based in Manukau. She talks here with Jannah about her early years, about a life-changing encounter with God, and about the unfolding of her work and calling.

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Common Ground
June 2023 Edtn

1 min read

Winters That Melt

Gabrielle Peake

Music, as with art generally, gives form to feeling. “Winters that Melt” is a piece that in some ways is informed by the feeling of loss, but it is also intimate and hopeful: it conveys a trust in the truth, goodness and beauty conveyed by the changing seasons.

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Common Ground
June 2023 Edtn

4 min read

Good Living, Wise Dying

Rod Thompson

As far as I know, neither my wife nor I am on death’s doorstep. We share healthy and active lives. Nevertheless, a couple of years ago, we bought a burial plot in the local cemetery—deep enough for two coffins, one on top of the other—about a 15-minute walk from where we currently live.

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Common Ground
June 2023 Edtn

7 min read

Monthly Practice: Leaning in to Winter

Rachel Kitchens

Just like the rose peony, which flourishes after a good hard freeze, I need winter in order to take time to attend to the interior life with myself and God. In these ways, this season can be a gift for you too.

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Monthly Practice: Leaning in to Winter

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