The Church responding to disaster Respond is a coalition of Churches responding to disaster. In 2008, Xenophobia events were rife in the Western Cape. This led Churches to deliberate discussions around greater co-operation during times of disaster. Because of these discussions, The Warehouse RESPOND was
Over the past few weeks, we at The Warehouse have been reading the book of Luke through the lens of the upcoming elections, trying to get a feel for how Jesus would vote if he were in our positions today. While neither the ANC, DA
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,
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
Linda Martindale asked some of her colleagues what helps them keep hope alive, and shares some of her own thoughts on how she has kept hope alive in her life, and when she had none, how others did it for her. ‘It’s a cruel,