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Scapegoating the Constitution
Lent

Scapegoating the Constitution

26 Mar 2023

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…

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Post Tags: #constitution#gospel#truth
Blessed are the Peacemakers
Lent

Blessed are the Peacemakers

19 Mar 202319 Mar 2023

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….

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betrayal | resistance
Lent

betrayal | resistance

5 Mar 20235 Mar 2023

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…

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Sunday Letter | Transfiguration Sunday

Solitude, Stillness and Silence

19 Feb 202319 Feb 2023

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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Epiphany | Sunday Letter

When Grace Strikes …

5 Feb 20236 Feb 2023

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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Epiphany

Is this not a miracle?

22 Jan 202323 Jan 2023

Friends, Last week I shared with you Mary Lou Kownacki’s description of the Benedictine way of Christian life – from her book: Peace is our Calling:…

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Epiphany

Balanced Living

15 Jan 202323 Jan 2023

Friends, Last week, Benedictine Sr. Mary Lou Kownacki died at age 81. You may not have heard of her before but if you have been…

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Epiphany | Sunday Letter

Lessons from the garden

8 Jan 2023

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…

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New Year

New Year’s Eve: A Time for Reflection

31 Dec 20223 Jan 2023

Dear God, We pray for another way of being: another way of knowing. Across the difficult terrain of our existence we have attempted to build…

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Christmas: The Original Defiance Campaign
Christmas

Christmas: The Original Defiance Campaign

25 Dec 20223 Jan 2023

Friends, On 26 June 1952 the Defiance Campaign against unjust laws in SA was launched. Until then in South Africa it was the largest non-violent…

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