WHAT IS RESPOND? RESPOND is a coalition of churches and NGO’s based in the Western Cape of South Africa who gives supportive emergency response during times of disaster such as flood, fire and displacement. The emphasis is on supportive emergency response as opposed to primary emergency response. The City of Cape Town Municipality gives primary […]
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“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 no need of a physician, but those who are sick.
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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 Cape Town. Over the following years, through a combination of
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
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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 do with hope. Even more so it takes a deeper
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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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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“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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I grew up with the smell of late afternoon thunderstorms marching across the South African Highveld, came of age to the rhythmic sound of feet toyi-toying across the streets of Cape Town, and traversed the world for the first time wrapped in the rainbow nation miracle banner. I was a proud member of a nation that personified a moment in history where we imagined humanity living free of the effects of colonialism, cold war conflicts and racial division.
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In its most basic form, theological education translates to the “equipping of the saints for the work of ministry” as the writer of the book of Ephesians indicates in chapter 4. This equipping was never meant to be reserved for certain individuals but rather the expectation is for all saints to be involved in the
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