Faith in Focus
The magazine of the Reformed Churches of New Zealand.
Faith in Focus is the denominational magazine of the Reformed Churches of New Zealand. The magazine seeks to promote biblical Reformed thinking as it applies to all areas of life.
It contains articles that are theological in nature as well as on pastoral subjects and general areas of Christian living. Both young and old will find interesting reading material in its pages.
Faith in Focus is published each month except for January and the magazine is available by way of subscription. To subscribe, please contact the Editor.
Latest Featured Articles
Teaching my Sons to love their Wives
My journey to this article As I begin, I should probably start with a disclaimer. I suspect one reason I was asked to write this article is that I have ten children (yes – ten!).1 If that somehow makes me an “expert” in raising children, I would disagree. Perhaps one [...]
Husbands in love
Husbands are called to love their wives – and they must do so as Christ loves the church. As is often noted, the love of Christ is a sacrificial love, and even as all Christians ought to live in such a way, so too do husbands. They must love their [...]
Are we getting old?
I recently visited a friend I hadn’t seen for more decades than I care to admit. He lives with his aging father, and when I asked him how he spent his days, he said, “Taking care of Dad.”I don’t know where he gets his income from (not from social welfare [...]
Focusing on the Lord
Where have our attention spans gone? How can we go about improving our self-control to focus better on God, his word, and our own physical, mental, and spiritual health? We need to be less entertainment driven and more reality driven. Our focus seems to be on the here and now [...]
Called to the Office
From nomination to Office: the path to serving Is the election of an elder or deacon like an election for political office? While we may speak of election and voting and office, the appointment of an office-bearer in the church is principally different from that in politics. Through the years I [...]
The flow of the Psalms
Introduction Charles Dickens wrote in his 1859 book, ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ a famous opening line, "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This sentiment is expressed throughout the book of the Psalms. The main reason the Psalms are dear to God’s people is [...]