…between slave or free, male or female…* A slave** sits at the table with the master** of the house at the weekly bible study. The topic: how they can be more Christ-like in their relationships with those around them. The slave, terrified, but knowing this is the time, plucks up the courage and gently, though...
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Basic Guidelines for Churches’ Response to Disasters
Please click on attachment for a PDF document outlining some basic guidelines for churches’ response to disasters.
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Beyond Charity, Into Relationship
I remember being about nine when I first truly encountered Christianity. I had grown up in a fairly irreligious home. The issue was more that religious people believed just another fairytale among the plethora of other fairytales. I was raised to question everything; the world consists of conflicting narratives – live with the tension. About...
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Rebuilding Walls, Restoring Homes*
A person is collecting water from a river one day when all of a sudden she sees a baby floating down the river towards her. Quickly, she wades into the water, lifts the baby out, dries it off, clothes it, feeds it and sets up a cot for it to sleep. The next day, yet...
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In Christ, there is no difference… Part 1
…between Greek or Jew, male or female…* A recent newcomer to the neighbourhood church arrives on a Sunday when the new elders of the church are being announced, honoured, and prayed for on stage. The newcomer notices something strange: although the church seems to be fairly diverse, all the elders have Jewish-sounding surnames. After the...
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Investing in church catalysed social change
In these uncertain times where injustice, oppression and corruption seem to be ascendant, do you yearn to see Jesus’ church living out the peace and justice of God for the world in more sustained and effective ways? We do, and we’d like to invite you to consider investing in that possibility by financially supporting the...
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Giving Guidelines in response to a disaster.
The following are some practical tips and points to consider when considering what to donate in response to a disaster incident. More than anything only give what is being asked for by those who are making the appeal. Don’t be fooled into thinking that giving something is better than giving nothing. Nothing is in fact...
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Faith Forged in the Wrestle
I loved playing rugby at high school and university, and Cape Town winters meant playing on wet and muddy fields. Muddied clothes were a badge of honour while clean clothes were a clear indication that you hadn’t contributed during the game. I am often told that getting involved in the work of justice is bad...
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Art, Faith and Burden
Zach Stewart is a talented artist and deep thinker whose work explores topics such as whiteness, colonisation, lament, faith, justice and humanity — among other things. Zach matriculated at the end of last year and his final matric art project (of which the pieces included here are part) explored the topic ‘burden’. We asked Zach...
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Children, Church and the Law
While the local church is well-positioned and capacitated to provide protection and advocacy for the well-being of children within their spaces and communities, this is not a given. It is key that churches are equipped to play this important role, and this is what our resource, Children, Church and the Law, seeks to do. The...
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