We’ve all done it. Used a word or phrase that means something specific for the person to whom we are speaking, but would mean something completely different – or nothing at all – to someone else. Others may call it…Read More→
Awakening Once upon a time, Sophiatown was designated a black area. Desmond Tutu grew up there. Any whites he had seen there were soldiers or policemen – not friendly. Then one day the unexpected happened. It envisioned Desmond Tutu as a boy. He was walking…Read More→
For three centuries after Jesus was executed by the Romans, his following grew by leaps and bounds. The Romans finally gave up trying to suppress it and the emperor Constantine converted to Christianity. If you can’t beat them, join them….Read More→
My bias has to be confessed from the outset – in favour of missionaries. We are all human and as such imperfect. So mistakes have been made and these call for public apology. But at the same time, when missionary…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered0
Being a Christian is less about looking for ways to mechanically apply practical ideas and principles to ones life and more about becoming a living embodiment of the One we’re trying to follow. The ancient art of apprenticeship communicates just…Read More→
Columns // Jesus (Re)Centered0
Throughout the Gospel accounts to the first chapter of Acts, we are confronted with story after story highlighting the dilemma that erupted when cultural expectations surrounding the Messianic identity of Jesus met with the real thing. The vast majority of…Read More→