Church Talk
We are caretakers of Creation
Friday 20 December 2019 | Published in Church Talk
God created the Earth and all its resources to feed and nourish mankind. He did not create those resources to be fought over and denied to the weak and poor, says Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic Church.
Who would be there for Jesus today?
Friday 13 December 2019 | Published in Church Talk
OPINION: This Christmas the world is faced by major issues like warring nations, poverty, refugees, climate change and basic human rights, writes Catholic Bishop Paul Donoghue.
'Neither do I condemn you'
Friday 29 November 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Don’t be judgmental, Pastor Hosea Hosea from the Seventh Day Adventist Church reminds us. Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
We were never the perfect TV family
Friday 22 November 2019 | Published in Church Talk
God freed Paul Kauri from shame in his teenage children’s behaviour, and that free him from disappointment in them too, writes the Assemblies of God pastor.
'God's love revealed on the cross'
Friday 8 November 2019 | Published in Church Talk
God’s jealousy for a lost soul is gut-wrenching as a loving husband’s jealousy when his wife cheats on him, writes Bishop Tutai Pere, from the Apostolic Church.
Turama is to remember our dead with love
Friday 1 November 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Sister Elizabeth Browne-Russell from the Catholic Church was 35 when she nearly died in a horror road crash. Now, she writes, she never takes a day for granted.
Ask yourself, is my home strong enough to weather the storms?
Friday 25 October 2019 | Published in Church Talk
The parable of the man who build his house upon the sand is particularly pertinent to Cook Islands as hurricane season nears, writes John Mateara, from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Pastor Paul Kauri: Who am I?
Friday 11 October 2019 | Published in Church Talk
It’s one of humanity’s most oft-asked questions. But only Jesus had the answer, writes Paul Kauri, lead pastor at The Arepua Gateway Assembly of God Church.
Neither persecution nor the sword separates us from the love of Christ
Friday 4 October 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Our natural enemies in an imperfect world may be poverty, hunger, natural disasters and persecutors – but they are nothing in the face of love, says Reverend Vakaroto Ngaro of Cook Islands Christian church in Avarua.
Climate crisis shows peril of turning from God
Friday 27 September 2019 | Published in Church Talk
God gave humankind dominion over the earth and all upon it – yet at the United Nations climate summit, innocent children are being coerced into confessing responsibility for harming plants and animals, writes Bishop Tutai Pere of the Apostolic Church.
What carrying your cross really means
Friday 20 September 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Jesus’ instruction to give up those things we hold most dear has a sharp edge when we countenance climate change, writes Bishop Paul Donoghue from the Catholic Church.
The Lord is my Light in the darkest of clouds
Friday 13 September 2019 | Published in Church Talk
The people of God can never expect an easy path through life, writes John Mateara from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Watch out! God is always on time
Friday 6 September 2019 | Published in Church Talk
You may think God’s not delivering what you want in time, but he’s the boss of time – so whatever he does is at the right time. That’s according to Pastor Eric Toleafoa from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Dads must step up
Friday 30 August 2019 | Written by Losirene Lacanivalu | Published in Church Talk
Give your children a present on Father’s Day, a church leader tells the country’s dads, by taking responsibility as parents.
Words of wisdom from God
Friday 30 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Pastor Paul Kauri, from Assembly of God, sat down to write this week’s ChurchTalk on finding wisdom in our relationship with God – then he was realised there was someone who could say it far better than him …
How can we understand God's infinite love? This is how…
Friday 23 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
In giving Jesus, God gave himself, says Reverend Vakaroto Ngaro of Cook Islands Christian church in Avarua.
The Perfect Praise
Friday 16 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
God expects more than just a half-hearted, lazy or paarua praise to his name, says Bishop Tutai Pere from the Apostolic Church.
Church Talk: Storing up treasure in heaven
Friday 9 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Bishop Paul Donoghue from the Catholic Church explains why the freedoms guaranteed by the Cook Islands Constitution are worth more than earthly riches.
'A time to dance'
Friday 2 August 2019 | Published in Church Talk
Te Maeva Nui, what a wonderful time of the year this is, when we celebrate our self-governance in a week-long festival of song and dance, in vibrant colour, a cultural extravaganza.
We can be champions together
Friday 26 July 2019 | Published in Church Talk
During the past two weeks, we have been treated to some spectacular and nail-biting international sporting events: the ICC World Cup final between England and New Zealand, the Pacific Games Netball gold medal final between the Cook Islands and Tonga, and most recently, the Netball World Cup gold medal final between New Zealand and Australia.
