Half ‘n Half?
Friends, Is the glass half empty or half full? We all know that this is not really a question. It is a metaphor. It is…
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Is preaching your calling?
Friends, Today is Local Preacher Sunday in the Methodist Church. Once a year Local Preachers, sometimes known as Lay Preachers, fill every Methodist pulpit throughout…
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Water is life
Friends, When I visited the Karoo in January this year it was 40 degrees. I fell in love with a windmill. The clunking sound followed…
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A time to reflect and question
Friends Two Poems to Ponder and a Quote to Question. Peace, Alan Kindness Before you know what kindness really is you must lose things, feel…
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Practice Jubilee
Friends, Today we celebrate Pentecost. Many speak of Pentecost as the birthday of the church. The date of this birth is 50 days after Easter….
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Witnessing Death
Friends, On Monday afternoon I was walking through the Company Gardens. Up ahead on the left side of the path (Government Avenue) there was a…
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The Joy and Grief of Mothers
Friends, Today is Mother’s Day. A day when many families celebrate mothers with joy and gratitude. It is also a day of heightened remembrance for…
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Solitude, Stillness and Silence
Friends, The 40 days of Lent begin this Ash Wednesday (22nd February). Lent is wilderness time – desert time. Having spent a week in the Karoo…
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When Grace Strikes …
Friends, Last week I quoted from Paul Tillich’s sermon entitled: You are Accepted. Richly dense and worth every hour of thoughtful reflection from the reader. He…
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Lessons from the garden
Friends, Once a year over Christmas and New Year I go on an all-out gardening binge. A real bender. As with most binges there are…
