Tuhinga auaha, Meditations, New Zealand poetry, Christian poetry, New Zealand, Church History, Christian life, New Zealanders, Anecdotes, Māori (New Zealand people), Kōrero taumata, Hāhi Karaitiana, Poetry 

"The stories of the Māori and Pākehā Christians in this book describe people who were both bicultural and transformative in their time. Ranging from 1814 to 2011, the book spans the first two hundred years of sowing and cultivating the seeds of the gospel in Aotearoa. By exploring the stories of others who had struggles and challenges, we can gain enlightenment and motivation for the issues we face in our own time. This book was written as the world grappled with the overwhelming challenge of a global life-threatening virus. From this, the question arose 'From where will our help come?' The stories here give us examples of resilience and a focus on the common good of all people"--Publisher information. 

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-237).

Foreword / Donald Tamihere, Philip Richardson -- Introduction -- Poems. Aotearoa -- The whole earth, our garden home -- In times of uncertainty and suffering -- Grace, justice, peace -- People. Wings of the morning : Te Arikinu Te Atairangikaahu with Te Kaahui Ariki, Waikato-Tainui and ngaa motu -- Seven times down, eight times up : Robert Maunsell with Susan and Beatrice, church and people -- Bear fruit that will last : Thomas Chapman with Anne and Mary Jane, Ihāia Te Ahu and Rangirauaka, Seymour Mills Spencer and Ellen Stanley Spencer -- A child shall lead : Tārore of Waharoa with Wiremu Ngākuku, Wiremu Tāmihana, her whānau and iwi -- A family for all seasons : Mary Ann and James Preece with their whānau -- Courage and compassion : Hēni Te Kirikaramu with her whānau and iwi -- Death defying love : Hare Maihi Ruarangi with Te Whānau a Te Karaiti and Waikato-Tainui -- Heal from your heart : Suzanne Aubert with her sisters -- Ride on, ride on : Winifred Lysnar with Joyce Tomb, Ken Herivel, Les Woodward and the Percheron horses -- The sacred to the fore : Canon Wiremu Wī te Tau Huata with Ybel, whānau, hāhi and iwi -- Beneath her wings : Puti Hopaea Murray with her hāhi and iwi -- New wine, new wineskins : Paul Alfred Reeves with Beverley, whānau, church and state -- Reflections. As small as a mustard seed -- A deeply interested companion -- Doubt in a global crisis -- A house of many rooms -- Epilogue : a haka for the next generation.