Something Rene August often says is “You can’t confront the powers that you cannot see, and you cannot see the powers that you are benefiting from.” In a society that is still a long way from equal, those powers take on many different shapes and forms. However, one thing is constant; when unacknowledged, power most...
Author: Thandi Gamedze (Thandi Gamedze)
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May 2018 – Confronting the Powers
Confronting the Powers, Jesus Style Something Rene August often says is “You can’t confront the powers that you cannot see, and you cannot see the powers that you are benefiting from.” In a society that is still a long way from equal, those powers take on many different shapes and forms. However, one thing...
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The Stories We Tell
I had the privilege of attending a workshop this month run by Jarrod Mckenna on Contemplative Activism. It sparked in me a lot of thinking about the narratives that we take on as individuals, communities, and societies, and how these narratives form us. A story uncritically told, is a story we end up re-enacting. The...
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What does obedience look like this Easter?
Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed; “My father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will,...
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What We Are Dreaming For
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.” Genesis 1: 1-3 These words...
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March 2018 – What does obedience look like this Easter?
What does obedience look like this Easter? Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” Going a little farther, he fell with his face to the ground and prayed; ” My father, if it is possible, may this cup be...
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Reflections on the Global Prayer Safari
I spent the first week of February 2018 on a journey through South Africa as part of the Global Prayer Safari (GPS), an initiative of Resonate Global Mission based in the USA. GPS takes groups of international participants on a journey through a country (a different country each year), praying at strategic sites with local...
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Loving the Messiness
In many instances when we embark on a journey of change and transformation, we do not expect it to be messy. When it does go this way, people are often tempted to throw their hands in the air and give up and declare the process a failure. BUT, there is another way of looking at...
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Tale of Two Kings
I have never really felt comfortable with the parable in Luke 19 – I think specifically because I was always taught that Jesus was speaking about Himself and, the more I got to know Jesus, the more and more certain I became that the king He was describing is in fact His complete opposite. I...
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Reasons for Views Around Anti-Corruption Protests
On Wednesday, 30 September, marches will be taking place in at least Pretoria and Cape Town as part of the “Unite Against Corruption” Campaign. Since the public announcement of a march was made, the Warehouse staff have wrestled with God and each other around what opportunities and risks the march avails to the work of...
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