Author Archives: brandnewheartnz

About brandnewheartnz

Brand New Heart Ministries is a ministry designed to honour, protect and nurture the new hearts given us in Christ and also, the eternity set in every person’s heart. God wants a heart to heart relationship with us!

Making the Exchange

Posted on January 15, 2023 by brandnewheartnz

Happy New Year everyone. Rob here. Like many people I finished 2022 tired. It was yet another long, weird, pandemic influenced year. 2023 looks like it’s going to be another unusual year, more influenced by war, a declining economy, political … Continue reading →

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Getting Away

Posted on October 3, 2022 by brandnewheartnz

Hi everyone. Rob here. A few weeks ago I decided that it was time to get away. I had some writing to do and that was a good enough excuse to run off with God for the weekend. We needed … Continue reading →

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Gently Does It

Posted on August 26, 2022 by brandnewheartnz

One of the fruits of the Spirit that is often overlooked, certainly by me at least, is gentleness. I was reminded of it when my minister visited another church and described it as “very gentle.” It struck me then just … Continue reading →

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Selfless Love

Posted on July 8, 2022 by brandnewheartnz

Hello everyone. Rob here. I was asked to speak about sacrifice last Sunday. Here’s an excerpt. Paul tells us in Romans 12:1 to offer our bodies as a living sacrifice to God for that is a pleasing to God and … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, Christ, community, God, humanity, kindness, kingdom of God, love | Tagged giving, love, prayer, sacrifice, selflessness | 2 Comments

The Next Right Thing

Posted on May 27, 2022 by brandnewheartnz

Hi everyone. Rob here. Where is the hope? Is there good news anywhere? A mass shooting of children in Texas. Bomb and destroy in Ukraine. Nothing but bad news on the climate front. Inflation starting to run rampant. Increased violent … Continue reading →

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Barking Dogs

Posted on April 30, 2022 by brandnewheartnz

Hi everyone. Rob here. I was walking home from the library this morning when I heard a dog barking and racing out of its driveway towards me. My first thought: Uh oh. Sure enough, the dog ran towards me and … Continue reading →

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Isolation, Lent and Invitation

Posted on March 7, 2022 by brandnewheartnz

Hi everyone. Rob here. My son tested positive for Covid-19 last night so our family has just entered into a time of isolation. It’s not unexpected as our country experiences its first real nationwide surge of cases. It’s also the … Continue reading →

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Spacious

Posted on January 6, 2022 by brandnewheartnz

Hi everyone. Rob here. Happy New Year everyone. At this stage it looks as if 2022 will have a similar level of uncertainty as 2020 and 2021 did before it. Covid is mutating and as it does so the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Christ, Christianity, God, Resilience, Spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged capacity, God, intention, Jesus, Resilience, spacious, Spirit, spirituality | 1 Comment

Freedom’s Paradox

Posted on October 25, 2021 by brandnewheartnz

Hi everyone. Rob here. In most western countries there is a debate going on about what it means to be free. In Aotearoa/New Zealand that debate has been been reignited by the most recent Covid-19 restrictions and the promise from … Continue reading →

Posted in Bible, choices, Christ, Christianity, freedom, kingdom of God, Scripture, Spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged eden, freeedom, limits, Paradox, surrender, the cross, vaccine | 1 Comment

Love In A Time Of Delta

Posted on October 8, 2021 by brandnewheartnz

Hi everyone. Rob here. We are entering a precarious time in New Zealand as the Delta variant of Covid-19 slowly but surely leaks out of Auckland and spreads through the country. In the meantime the pressure is on to get … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity, faith, God, kingdom of God, love, Spirituality, Uncategorized | Tagged faith, God, Holy Spirit, hope, Jesus, love, trust | 1 Comment