He pointed out a railway line in the distance with a dusty and barren scrap of land beyond it and told us “That’s the border with Bophuthatswana, that’s where black terrorists hide out and wait for an opportunity to kill us. For each night you’re
“And the scribes of the Pharisees when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” And when Jesus heard it, he said to them, “Those who are well have
My involvement with the Mustard Seed really started many years ago, without me realising it or having any kind of vision. Although I studied life sciences, God opened doors for me to be involved in a job in what was then the RDP projects in
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
The epiphany of hope that draws the untamed imagination of a place called home also makes the heart yearn with rhythmic panting the expressions of unfathomable shades of love that transcend human emotionalism. Of course, it takes a degree of revelation to know what to
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