Posts from May 2026

The life and struggles of the Church

Recently I read through a brief history of the Diocese of Waikato published on the occasion of its 50th anniversary in 1976. This now forms the major part of the Diocese of Waikato and Taranaki. The history also gives an overview of the church in the Waikato in the time prior to 1926. Two major themes ran through the booklet. One was…

Mother’s Day / Property sale progress

Mother’s Day Recently one of our sons played his violin in a concert for the first time. Of course he played only very basic pieces of music, but it is a significant step from playing a few pieces with a piano to playing in an orchestra. When my mother saw the photos of her grandson…

Bread in Ancient Israel and Judea

Sometime last year the website Bible Odyssey asked me to write a short article on “Bread in Ancient Israel”. The website is published by the Society for Biblical Literature (SBL) and contains short articles by experts in simple language on topics related to the Bible. I must be considered an expert on the subject of…