Churches to Meet or Not to Meet?
The South African government’s allowance of church gatherings (of up to 50 people) to resume at level 3, next week Monday 1 June 2020, is exposing a divided church and society… once again! As usual, socio-ethical issues and considerations become divisive,...The Risen Lord Renews Our Calling, Part Two: Loving & Leading
This is the second part to my teaching on The Risen Lord Renews Our Calling: Fishing & Feasting (see my notes). A continuation of the same post-resurrection appearance of Jesus, now focused on loving and leading (see the video teaching). John shifts the attention...The Big Bang of The New Creation – Part Two
This paper assumes and continues the content of Part One. John tells the story of Jesus’ resurrection in a way that shows the new creation – new heaven & new earth – began in Jesus. As the sun begins to set on that Friday, after Jesus had died, his young broken...The Big Bang of The New Creation – Part One
Jesus’ death on the Friday was an enactment in his own body of the Passover meal that he celebrated with his disciples the night before – “the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29, all biblical quotes are NIV). Jesus is the New Exodus out of the...Guidance in Leading A Kingdom Response to Corona
A full solar eclipse I was asked this week to share thoughts on giving leadership in response to the corona pandemic. Pastors and spiritual leaders carry a particular responsibility before God to guide churches, and society in general, with a godly response. How do we...Echoing Silence: God’s One Word
What intimate companionship with God while driving home yesterday. Four hours of solitude and silence. This ‘Creedal Meditation’ poem is an echo of that silence. Echoing Silence: God’s One Word From Eternity to EternityInfinite SilenceImpenetrable...Repentant Reflections on Jean Vanier
For those who know (of) Jean Vanier, the recent disclosures by six women of his alleged sexual relationship with them, is profoundly distressing, to say the least. For those who don’t know of him, it might not be a big issue. It is, however, a HUGE issue. Especially...Is God on our side? Does God take sides?
Meditation on Joshua 5:13-15 (New International Version) Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, “Are you for us or for our enemies?”“Neither,” he replied,...Reflection on Significant Personal Shifts 2019/2020
In January I decided to start a long slow journey to meditatively read the Bible cover to cover. This morning, 30 December 2019, I finished Deuteronomy. The end of Torah/Pentateuch, the five Books of Moses. It’s been rich! I enter 2020 reading the next book in the...TRUTH OR LIES – WHAT’S THE COST?
I watched the Chernobyl series of 5 episodes and was deeply struck by the words of the courageous Russian nuclear scientist Valery Legasov, “As scientists we are naive. We are so focused on our search for truth we fail to consider how few actually want us...Father’s Day Message
Think about your father – dead or alive – or imagine him if you never knew him. What feeling does it evoke in you? What word(s) comes to mind? Last Sunday, 9 June, was Pentecost in the Christian calendar: to celebrate the coming of God’s Spirit. Fifty days earlier was...Who to vote for in the South African (SA) Elections?
Folk have asked for my view on who and how to vote in the SA national and provincial elections on 8 May. For what it’s worth, here are my thoughts. I write in my personal capacity. As a nation, in terms of our political-economic situation, we’re in a mess, the lowest...Living The Life God Intended – Intro 1
Living The Life God Intended is a new series that expounds Jesus’ teachings in ‘The Sermon on the Mount’ – on how to live the kind of life that God intended – made possible in his Kingdom!
Racist Polarisation in SA – Four Types of Racists
Recent racist outbursts from Penny Sparrow and Velaphi Khumalo unmask suppressed racist attitudes for all to see – a mirror of what many secretly think in white and black communities? How do we respond?
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