Where Do You Find God?

'The best things we can think of are just a shadow of what he is like.' Broadcaster Kat McCormack is a Co Host on the Rhema Breakfast and leads a busy and full life.  She talks openly and honestly of her need for God, sharing out of Psalm 139 and reminds us of how God has both a Father & a Mother heart towards us. Paralysed as a young mum, Kat McCormack | Finding The Light | S1 Support Wh...

'Where do I find God?  I don't even need to say hi, he's already there'. Dave Mann Director of Shining Lights Trust, who's focus is to equip the church in forms of outreach they may not have considered, talks with Lizzie Oakes about where he finds God and of his experience of struggling with anxiety and how these days God is closer than his very breathe. https://shininglights.co.nz/ Support W...

'No matter how hard the experiences are, how significance people's criticism might be, whatever happens, my life has value because God says I have value'.   Pete McArthur along with his wife Sarah are the lead pastors of Elim Church in Henderson. As parents of 3 boys they have a very busy household.  Pete talks of taking time out through his daily walking practice and his weekly gam...

"The place I find God is in the mundane & in the everyday". Lani Hanfiro works as a Graphic Designer at Rhema & in her spare time alongside her husband Fini run a youth ministry at their church.     Lani talks of finding God in everyday moments and of how learning to recognize God in the small things in life has prepared her to hear his voice & recognise his guidance in...

'He's gracious, he's merciful, he's compassionate.  He extends his love to everyone'. Ana Ika is a Senior Social Policy Analyst/Advocate in the Social Policy & Parliamentary Unit of the Salvation Army of New Zealand. Ana is also one of the writers behind the Salvation Army's annual State of the Nation Report. Ana speaks from her heart and shares of how she finds great comfort in the work...

'The heart of God is not to be absent and distance and mysterious, there's always going to be a mystery to God, but he wants to be found.' Ben Fielding is a GRAMMY award winning, multi-platinum, Australian songwriter and artist. A prolific song-writer, Ben has written many of the most sung and loved modern hymns across the Church globally. He is the only songwriter to have four songs reach #1 on C...

‘God loves us infinitely, in a parent kind of love’.  Anna Paterson founded Everlasting Clothing back in 2017.  It's a charitable trust that upcycles women's stylish preloved women's clothing at an affordable price and supports women through social services. Anna talks of having a busy life and wanting to make time for God but not quite having the time. She also has an epipha...

‘God has given us two ears and one voice and I think sometimes we need to listen more than we talk to him.’ Colin Bloom has spent more than 30 years in the business, not for profit and political worlds.  He's held a number of senior roles in British politics and was responsible for creating the Bloom Review that looked at the British government's engagement with faith, people of f...

'The things that I can't fix, I hand over to him and he's got it and there's so much peace in that'. Renee Chopping is a programme director working with survivors of sex trafficking and an advocate of women’s rights and child protection. Renee, deals with gritty and sometimes overwhelming situations and talks of recognizing that the burden she sometimes feels is God's alone to carry.  h...

'‘The practice of stitching and being still is a really helpful way for me to remember God is with me’. Miriam Jessie Fisher is a Theologian, Textile Artist, Poet, Performer and Lecturer at Laidlaw College.  She recently completed a 6-year project called "Women's Word's where she stitched 8,999 words spoken by women in the Bible onto calico, creating a profound textile art pr...

'For me it's deeply personal and I would really love that people understood that God can be their best friend'. Tim Sisarich has over 2 decades of working alongside humanitarian organizations, 3 decades in strategic communication and is married with 5 kids.   Tim talks of his deep faith and the simple ways he connects with God and his desire for all people to understand that God can be y...

‘I experience God like the ground we stand on. It’s always there, it’s always supporting us. If you tune in you realise it’s been there the whole time’. Tianna Williams is a Sacred Artist from Saskatoon, Canada who paints the saints. She shares of her intimate relationship with Jesus and of how the paintings she journeys with impact her deeply. https://sacredartbytian...

‘I think we get these invitations from God in moments of crisis to let go and to trust'. Naomi Cowan is the CEO of Equip Mental Health Services she is also a lung transplant survivor.   Naomi talks with Lizzie Oakes about the ways she encounters God in her everyday life and of how this has changed since navigating her health crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oQpb-QaWzs - to...

“Last night I had trouble sleeping, so I just take in a breath and then (as I breathe out) “ lovely Jesus ” “ Beautiful Holy Spirit ”. It’s a nice calming way to quieten my own mind and quieten my own lips”.  Tom O'Neil talks of being inspired by Smith Wigglesworth and of how he has personally developed a discipline of spending time with God each day,...

"The more I try and hold onto something in my own strength, I close myself off from receiving God's goodness". Former White Fern & Ex Policewoman Katie Perkins grew up with a dream to represent New Zealand in cricket.  She shares stories of crying with joy of becoming a White Fern and of how after finishing her policing career she has now embraced a new path while continually to walk with...

"God loves that I'm able to love but then I'm able to know God to be a God of love". Bishop Te Kitohi "Kito" Wiremu Pikaahu is the Māori Anglican bishop for Te tai Tokerau he talked with Lizzie Oakes of learning from a young age that God is everywhere and of how he encounters God in his everyday life.  Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm_...

“In my workplace everything that I was bullied for growing up is celebrated”.  Film Professional Caitlin Head was working in tv but desperately wanted to get into the film industry.  In January 24 an unexpected opportunity opened up and she was offered an internship in the directors department of on an international feature film – directed by Taika Waititi.  Caitli...

We're taking a look back across 2024, revisiting our episode with Canon J John and his wife Killy. "He's everywhere and I'm a carrier of the presence of God, and every Christian is a carrier of the presence of God.   Canon J John and his wife Killy chat with Lizzie about the ways they find God in their everyday lives. https://canonjjohn.com/ Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate...

We're taking a look across 2024, revisiting our episode with Matt Perry. What I’ve developed is a very personal practice of turning to God in the moments.   I love at any moment of the day, in any situation, in any circumstance I just say “I turn to you Lord”.  Matt Perry, FEBC talks of his personal practice of finding God in the everyday moments of his life. ...

We're taking a look back across 2024, revisting our episode with Tanya Unkovich. "My God’s got a really good sense of humour, because the way my lessons come about sometimes you couldn’t make it up.  New Zealand First MP, Tanya Unkovich, talks with Lizzie Oakes about the importance of encountering God in her role as a New Zealand Politician. Support Where Do You Find God?: https:/...

We're taking a look back across 2024 looking at our episode with Strahan Coleman. ‘When I was really at the peak of my ill years I‘ve had at least 2 seasons where I spent 80% of my time really just being able to sit in a chair or lying in bed’.  Strahan Coleman is a writer, award-winning folk musician, spiritual director and founder of commoners communion. He’s also so...

We're taking a look across 2024, revisiting our episode with Andrew Curtis, where he opens up about how he struggled to receive God’s love but now that he has received it, he realizes his Christian journey is more about God finding him. Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm_medium=link See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Looking back across 2024 we revisit the very first episode of Where Do You Find God.  Lizzie Oakes chats with Cathy Jenke who has worked with Rhema Media for over 45 years and is soon moving out of Auckland to Nelson and will be working part time broadcasting from there.   Support Where Do You Find God?: https://donate.rhemamedia.co.nz/?utm_source=omnystudio&utm_medium=link See omny...

‘I had a real encounter at the age of 19 and I thought that was enough, until I realized God is available for me to encounter every day’.  Rev Keri-Ann Hokianga, Maori Evangelist in Te Takiwa o Manukau talks with Lizzie Oakes of God calling her out of the corporate sector to work in evangelism.  She shares of finding God in all sorts of places including meeting with a group of women in prison.   h...

'I really feel that God is always with us; the question is, are we are aware of him being with us?' Author Anna Harris of  Not Abandoned  -(a story of how God's love and understanding your true identity overcome abandonment and rejection from trauma, adversity and rejection) - talks with Lizzie Oakes about the ways she connects with God. https://definedbygod.com/         Support Where Do You Find...