Welcome
to
Darryl Ward's website
The Possum Track, Hemi Matenga
Kiaora
koutou.
Ko Ngāti Pākehā tōku iwi.
Ko Taranaki
tōku maunga. Ko Waiwhakaiho
tōku awa.
He maha ngā waka no tāwāhi.
Ko
te wharenui me te whare tapu o Hato Mere tōku marae.
Ko Darryl Ward tōku ingoa.
Koia nei ko wai ahau.
Greetings
everyone.
My people are Ngāti Pākehā.
My mountain is Taranaki.
My body was formed from minerals that washed down from his slopes. I am part
of the mountain, and the mountain is part of me.
My river is Waiwhakaiho.
Whenever I cross its waters, I know I am home.
I am of many canoes from overseas. My ancestors came from many lands.
The
Taranaki Cathedral of St. Mary is my marae.
This is where I was baptised and became a member of the Church.
This is my spiritual home.
My name is Darryl Ward.
This is who I am.
All content
on this site is copyright (c) Darryl Ward 2009 - 2022.
This site was last updated on
Sunday 10 April 2022.
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Some featured content on this site:
Not the only game in town
A sermon for Palm Sunday
Sunday 10 April 2022
Cut Russian Kiwis some slack, they are us as well
Published in
Stuff
on Tuesday 15 March 2022.
Psalm
enchanted evening
A sermon about the value of the Psalms
Sunday 13 March 2022
Blessed are you who are vaccinated
A sermon about vaccine mandates and the actions of some who oppose them
Sunday 13 February 2022
When we stumble
A sermon about when we mess up, and why I don't believe in hell
Sunday 26 September 2021
Whose side are we on?
A sermon about sexual abuse in the Church
Sunday 25 July 2021
Like
the Virgin?
A sermon about Mary's pregnancy and purity culture.
Sunday 20 December 2020
Virgins, whores,
and tricksters: how the Bible objectifies women, and what we can do about it
A sermon about how women are portrayed in the Bible
Sunday 26 July 2020
A happy camper
A story about
choosing the right tent.
Published in the July 2020 issue of Wilderness
Magazine
When
darkness falls
A story about dealing with a potentially perilous situation in the mountains.
Published in the August 2019 issue of Wilderness
Magazine