1. Pentecost Is, Like, For Everyone

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    18 May 2013 by not a wild hera

    Lord, Holy Spirit, You blow like the wind in a thousand paddocks, Inside and outside the fences, You blow where …
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    Category: arts, Bible, church, church calendar, community, kids, language, pastor, Pentecost, preaching, sexism, social justice, spirituality | Tags: , , , , , , ,

  2. How It Is #9: Live Edition

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    17 May 2013 by not a wild hera

    The writer Dorothy Parker famously said ‘I hate writing. I like having written.’ On Saturday night I said to Jody, …
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    Category: Bible, church, communication, depression, motherhood, pastor, preaching, spirituality | Tags: , , , , ,

  3. Mother’s Day Dilemma Solved By Grammar!

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    13 May 2013 by not a wild hera

    Thanks to Kiwi Families editor (and regular here) Rochelle, who spoke about Mother’s Day on Radio Live yesterday, and Lawrence’s …
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  4. Should We Just Abandon Mothers’ Day?

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    11 May 2013 by not a wild hera

    Mothers’ Day: a day for great ambivalence. (And yeah, that’s where I put the apostrophe, as the best of the …
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    Category: church, community, consumerism, culture, grief, home, infertility, kids, motherhood, music, pastor, rant, video | Tags:

  5. A Better Mirror?

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    10 May 2013 by not a wild hera

    I was thinking about our discussions on beauty and remembered this awesome bathroom mirror: I sometimes wonder what it would …
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    Category: beauty myth, body image, culture, emotional well-being, feminism, hilarity | Tags:

  6. Sacraparental Live: North Porirua Baptist

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    10 May 2013 by not a wild hera

    This Sunday is Mothers’ Day in New Zealand, and I’ve been invited to speak on postnatal depression at North Porirua …
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  7. Is This Toy For Girls or Boys?

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    8 May 2013 by not a wild hera

    Thanks to A Mighty Girl’s Facebook feed for this contribution to the saga of retailers insisting on labelling toys for …
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    Category: boys and girls, consumerism, feminism, hilarity, kids, marketing, rant, social media, toys | Tags: , ,

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