An Unchurched God

Published: July 15, 2010, 8:32 p.m.

b'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.\\n\\n"Last weekend Lynette and I were in Murchison for a grandchild\\u2019s 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\\u2019t overly impressed. Returning to town we still had time to kill so we visited Murchison\\u2019s 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."\\n\\nText and video links at www.stmatthews.org.nz/nav.php?sid=534&id=1087.'