Palm Sunday Performance Protest
Friends, Palm Sunday was an act of political performance art. The purpose of political performance art is to expose the powers. Exposing the powers to…
Economic War
Friends, This week we heard that South Africa’s unemployment rate reached a new record high of 35.3% at the end of 2021. (Compare to other countries.)…
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’…
Family
Friends, Back in the biblical day it was custom for Rabbis to summarise their teaching in a prayer. Therefore what we call The Lord’s Prayer,…
Competition to Compassion
Friends, The Squid Game is a Netflix series that came out in September 2021. It’s been viewed in at least 94 countries by more than…
Mini-Messiah-Moment
Friends The Winter Olympics are taking place at the moment. This would have passed me by were it not for a flurry of news articles…
Rewilding
Friends, I heard the term ‘wild Christianity’ this week. As much as I found it intriguing, I thought it was also sad. For to preface…
Being Peace
Friends, Today I celebrate the life and teaching of the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh. A monk from age 16 until his death last week…
Towering Tutu’s Foundation
Friends, In the last week more than one person has described Archbishop Desmond Tutu as a “towering” human being. Towering in integrity, courage, wisdom and…