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
Living Coram Deo
One of the pleasures of ministry is catching up with people for a coffee and a chat. One of the places I have used for such visits is a former Baptist chapel which is now a coffee shop. The vestiges of its former role as a place of worship can [...]
Hope and the Hero of Hebrews
In some ways, Hebrews is a book about people who quit… and the people who want to follow them. It’s a book in which the author is keenly aware of the temptation to return to the ‘better days’ of the past.Why? Because rather than make life easier, faith in Christ [...]
Election; the Foundation of our Assurance
As Christians we confess that “those who truly believe in the Lord Jesus, love him sincerely and strive to live in all good conscience before him may in this life be certainly assured that they are in a state of grace and may rejoice in the hope of the glory [...]
A Living Hope
Mumford and Sons have a song titled “Hopeless Wanderer”. It’s a song about a quest for meaning and purpose in a hopeless world. The song suggests we are all just wanderers passing through life trying to find a place and a purpose. As age advances, hope diminishes. While this is [...]
Humility in Service: The Problem
Words that have often been used to describe this generation are rampant individualism, self-determination, and self-entitlement. There is an ever increasing rhetoric around individual rights. A whole new category of celebrity, the “Social Media Influencer” has emerged. Anyone can be a leader or an influencer, all you need is a [...]
Biblical Illiteracy
Some readers may remember back to1983 when The Return of the Jedi, the third of the Star Wars movies, was released. I do not remember seeing the movie, but I do remember a conversation with a friend from school. He assumed that I knew all about the Jedi, asking, “Aren’t [...]