Month: April 2019

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April 2019 – What Would Jesus Vote?

What Would Jesus Vote? I find Jesus’ teachings illuminating and liberating, but also at times somewhat frustrating. Instead of providing clear-cut, easy answers, they most often create infinitely more questions. Which is why, I’m guessing, if he were living in South Africa today and we asked him who we should vote for in the upcoming...

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13 Things to Look Out For When Deciding How to Vote

The decision on who to vote for can be easy for some, but extremely difficult for others. Our decision can be informed by loyalty, hope, obligation, or by the knowledge we have of that party’s policies and our hope in what they will deliver. Sometimes, though, it’s just a blind “tossing of the dice”. As...

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Following Jesus in the Personal and Political

A few weeks back I was to speak at a local ecumenical network dinner on “Elections and the rise of racism and emotional bitterness in South Africa.” The emotive and loaded title of the evening’s conversation left me with a fair amount of reservations. I never ended up giving the prepared talk as my mom...