Rebecca Hooper 14/07/22 Rebecca Hooper 14/07/22

Inviting Emotions: Making Peace with These Strange Acquaintances

A gorgeous creative reflection from Rebecca Hooper on coming to peace with the many, varied emotions of the human experience.

Rosie Fleming 16/06/22 Rosie Fleming 16/06/22

Have You Talked About Gender and Sexuality Today?

In the spirit of Pride Month, Rosie Fleming shares some resources and a challenge: how can you begin having better understandings and discussions of Queer gender and sexuality in your own life?

Jaimee van Gemerden 9/06/22 Jaimee van Gemerden 9/06/22

So, You’re Searching for a New Faith Community. What Comes Next?

Whether from burnout, spiritual trauma, or just a change of life’s circumstance, you might be searching for a new faith community. Jaimee van Gemerden shares some stories and some advice.

Andrew Clark-Howard 12/05/22 Andrew Clark-Howard 12/05/22

Let’s Talk About [Marital] Sex, Baby! Marriage, Sex, and Perspective

Andrew Clark-Howard reflects on being freshly married, reading about sex in the Bible, and dealing with the hangovers of purity culture as a man.

Editoral Team 5/05/22 Editoral Team 5/05/22

An Open Letter to David Farrier: When Do Megachurches Become Our Problem?

The editorial team at Metanoia respond to David Farrier’s coverage of the culture of narcissism and exploitation existing at one of New Zealand’s biggest churches, Arise.

Jaimee van Gemerden 28/04/22 Jaimee van Gemerden 28/04/22

Sexual Misconduct in the Church: The Tightrope of Grace and Accountability

Jaimee van Gemerden reflects on two recent stories of sexual misconduct in Christian organisations—Hillsong Church and Christianity Today—and the way they illustrate ongoing tensions between grace and accountability.

Jaimee van Gemerden 4/02/22 Jaimee van Gemerden 4/02/22

Things to Read This Waitangi Day

A reading list and opportunity to reflect as we mark the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Rebecca Hooper 1/02/22 Rebecca Hooper 1/02/22

New Year’s Unresolutions

Rebecca Hooper shares some reflections on the coming new year.

Timote Naulivou 2/12/21 Timote Naulivou 2/12/21

Minecraft: Virtual Colonialism?

Timote Naulivou explores his own gaming habits, the way they form us, and the troubling narratives that can be embedded in them.

Jaimee van Gemerden 12/11/21 Jaimee van Gemerden 12/11/21

A Theology of Making Tea

Jaimee van Gemerden reflects on the types of theological knowledge that are privileged in the church, and offers suggestions for ways all types of theology can be honoured.

Rebecca Hooper 28/10/21 Rebecca Hooper 28/10/21

Eating Disorders: My Dirty Little Secret

Rebecca Hooper shares honestly about living with an eating disorder and the shame it attracts.

Andrew Clark-Howard 21/10/21 Andrew Clark-Howard 21/10/21

Notes on Deconstruction: A Review of Brian McLaren’s “Faith After Doubt”

Andrew Clark-Howard reviews Brian McLaren’s latest book, exploring some of the gifts and difficulties it might offer faithful doubters.

Jaimee van Gemerden 7/10/21 Jaimee van Gemerden 7/10/21

Challenging the Evil of Modesty Culture

Jaimee van Gemerden interrogates the effects of modesty culture and the objectification of women that it upholds and entrenches.

Timote Naulivou 3/06/21 Timote Naulivou 3/06/21

An Image of the Kingdom: Multi-Ethnic Churches?

Timote Naulivou reflects on an often quoted but also often misunderstood passage in the Book of Revelation.

Rebecca Hooper 27/05/21 Rebecca Hooper 27/05/21

Consumerism is Bad and I Can’t Get Away

Rebecca Hooper reflects on what can sometimes feel like the overwhelming burden of consumerism and how followers of Jesus might think differently about this.