“To be in Christ is to be shaped by the narrative of Christ’s self-giving love, a narrative that always takes the form of the cross. Cruciformity is the reenactment of the story of Christ in our lives, a life of faithful obedience and self-emptying love for God and neighbour.” — Michael J. Gorman, Cruciformity: Paul’s Narrative Spirituality of the Cross 

There’s a powerful moment in the New Zealand film Whale Rider that captures a quiet but courageous kind of leadership.

It wasn't intended, but it feels fitting sitting down to write this outside, in front of the fire listening to the river, the insects.......and the stags roaring in the distance. Often, I forget that my wife Amilie and I are in the process of trying to replant an Anglican church in the rural context of Ohakune.