Scapegoating the Constitution
Friends, This past week President Ramaphosa gave the opening address at The National Conference on the Constitution. The words of his written speech provide a distilled clarity…
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Friends, South Africa is a very violent society. This is confirmed every day in the news. It follows that we are a violently traumatised people….
betrayal | resistance
Friends, As a nation how many times do we need to be reminded that: A society is as healthy and educated and secure as the…
A few reminders …
Friends, In last Sunday’s reading we heard that Herod wanted to kill Jesus [Luke 13:31-35]. This statement alone should end the denialism regarding the politics…
Complacency and despair
Friends, Lent begins with the shattering of our complacency or it does not begin at all. For this reason prophet Joel gave us ‘what for’…