Nov 10, 2017 | Canvas, Reviews
By Keith Newman This is a compelling account of mission and church interaction with Māori in New Zealand’s foundational years. Contrary to anti-Christian prejudice evident in many popular narratives, Bible and Treaty gives a thoroughly researched account of the men...
Nov 10, 2017 | Canvas, Reviews
By Stuart Lange Not many books have been written on New Zealand evangelical church history, even less with a focus on the history of TSCF. Stuart Lange in his understated and humble way has written a marvelous account of the rise of evangelicalism in New Zealand and...
Nov 10, 2017 | Canvas, Reviews
By Michael Reeves According to Google, 500 years ago the English invented the Theodolite, William Caxton starting the printing of books and posters, and some guy called Drake sailed around the world. But more importantly, on 31 October 1517 Martin Luther nailed his 95...
Nov 10, 2017 | Articles, Canvas, Stories of change
I am Kotaro Sugimoto. This is the story of how I became a Christian. My first contact with Christians was 6 years ago. I was living alone at the time. I really felt lonely because it was the first time I lived alone. One day, while I was working at a hotel in Japan,...
Nov 10, 2017 | Articles, Canvas, News
Wellington staff worker Max Rideout took up the challenge to be part of the first two performances of The Mark Drama. It’s an interactive, 90-minute performance of Jesus’ life as recorded by Mark. The actors are not professionals. As invitations go out to...
Nov 9, 2017 | Canvas, Editorial
In a world where we can’t always keep up with what’s happened today, we don’t often go to the trouble of wrapping our heads around the long ago. However at uni I was lucky enough to find lecturers with a gift for bringing old stories into the present, so I dabbled in...