An Unchurched God

Clay explores the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan and suggests that like a powerful earthquake it changed the landscape of holiness. Before the parable it was acceptable to limit the love of God. Afterward... not so much. "Last weekend Lynette and I were in Murchison for a grandchild’s birthday. It is little more than a crossroads between mountains half-way between Nelson and Greymouth. Prior to the party we went for a drive to enjoy the magnificent surrounding scenery. We came to a lookout over the Maruia Falls. Being ten metres high they make a pretty big splash, but once having lived near Niagara Falls I wasn’t overly impressed. Returning to town we still had time to kill so we visited Murchison’s Historical Museum. There I learned that on June 16, 1929 the falls did not exist. After the 7.8 earthquake the following day there were falls on the Maruia River. Now I was impressed. That is truly a seismic change." Text and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1087.