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Jessica McPherson

Press Service International

Jessica McPherson lives with her best friend and husband, Eoin and their family of rescue animals in Christchurch. She loves reading, writing, photography and scrap-booking but most of all sharing God’s love and truth with a hurting world. Jessica is particularly passionate about encouraging children and building them up in gospel truth.

  • A Great Cloud of Witnesses

    God’s people have always been persecuted for their belief in and following of him. It might seem like there is a new and rising antagonism towards Christians but as is the catchphrase of Ecclesiastes “There is nothing new under the sun.”

  • The Two-Edged Sword of Privilege

    I’m very excited because this week is the pinnacle of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations with a special four day weekend in the UK and more celebrations than you could shake a stick at!

  • A Greater Peace

    Do we know what peace is? In history, peace has often only come after war, after one ruling power manages to conquer others and declare themselves the ruler. Is that peace; or is peace something completely different? Is war what gets in the way of peace or is war a way of creating peace?

  • A Greater Love

    In 2000 a small team of psychologists began a study of how babies in Romanian orphanages developed compared to orphans placed in foster homes and children  who live with their families. The orphanage staff fed, changed, and bathed the children but apart from that they were left in their cribs all day to entertain themselves.

  • A Greater Hope

    We have again come to that time of year where people are looking forward to summer, Christmas, and the new year. We are ...

  • Cherry Blossoms, Decay, and Jesus

    It’s currently Spring which is my favourite season – finally after a long, grey, cold winter the sun is shining ...

  • When Should You Kill Hitler?

    Civil disobedience (going against the ruling authorities) has been a controversial topic for hundreds of years, it may seem like it has become more of an issue over the last few years but it was a popular topic even in first century BC.

  • Why theology is for everyone

    Have you ever had the experience of being at the doctors and they start talking to a colleague of theirs while treating you, using medical jargon that goes completely over your head? I know I have!

  • Jesus is the Best Feminist

    When I think of feminists I tend to think of people like Kate Sheppard who campaigned tirelessly to get women the right to vote in New Zealand or Susan B Anthony who worked on countless campaigns to bring equal rights to both women and African American people in the United States.

  • St Patrick – The Role Model We All Need

    St Patrick holds the dubious honour of being one of the most well recognised but least well known saints. Having a day named after him lends his name to being well recognised by many but few know his real story even among Christians.