A Theology of Special Persons
It is not unusual to come across believers wounded by “The Church”. It is often the result of a hurtful encounter with church leaders or the church as an institution. Understandably, a natural...
View ArticleSafeguarding Our Children
“Suffer little children to come unto me” is an old translation of a well-known bible verse. Unfortunately, sometimes actual suffering is the case. I went on a really challenging course last week on...
View ArticleGoing Beyond The Moment
My wife spent ten days in the USA seeing family and some of the sights. A visit to ground zero and the nearby St Paul’s chapel in New York really moved her. St Paul’s chapel is the oldest surviving...
View ArticleAbout Putting Christ Back Into Xmas
My earliest memories of celebrating Christmas are from my Edenvale days. Somewhere in my first eight years of life emerges a mental-collage of advent calendars, shiny decorations, a home-made nativity...
View ArticleA Radical Prayer for a New Year
I’m not hugely into making New Year’s resolutions. I have ideals I strive for like being a good husband and dad, but these apply every year. I also have a bucket list of things I’d like to do before I...
View Article#RhodesMustFall, Public Outrage and the New Struggle
With so much happening in the public space and discourse around statues in South Africa, over the next while I want to provide some perspectives from my fellow Anglican clergy colleagues and other...
View ArticleThoughts on Church from a Royal Caribbean International Cruise
I recently went on a cruise on the Splendour of the Seas in the Mediterranean. My wife and I were the guests of my cousin, Diane, who is the HR Manager on board. On the first evening of the cruise,...
View ArticleThe First of the Last Things
My wife and I recently had a visit from our women’s group. It’s an annual event – a visit to the minister’s home to have tea. The eats that usually accompany this are delicious! This year’s visit...
View ArticleMV Phoenix, Mission to Seafarers and the Church
I remember when the MV Phoenix landed up on the rocks at Sheffield Beach on the 26 July 2011. There was much excitement. I dashed down with my family to walk along the beach and take photos of the...
View ArticleChange, Buildings and the Comfortable Church
The quinine tree in my garden is pushing out fresh green shoots. I saw a yellow billed kite hovering near the Umhlali off-ramp when I was taking my son to sport on Saturday morning. Some greater...
View ArticleChoosing Not To Belong
A friend of mine, Chris Jack, offers some added thoughts on our ongoing debate (see the backstory here, here, here, here) on the Anglican evangelical stream in South Africa: “I see that you don’t pick...
View ArticleStep Team – Twenty Years Ago in Bolivia
Twenty years ago I started a gap year that profoundly shaped me. On Saturday, 16 March 1996, a Step Team from Latin Link landed in La Paz in Bolivia – we were a random group of young people, mostly...
View ArticleGod For All Seasons
This time a year ago my wife and I were on board the Splendour of the Seas, looking out at Venice. We had just spent ten days cruising from Barcelona to Venice, stopping off at Cannes, Livorno,...
View ArticlePastoral Vocations and Emerging Management Principles
I’ve been doing some reading around management approaches in the 21st century. There are some very exciting movements that resonate with my generation and my type of work. Clock-watching is out....
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