Tired? Burnt Out? Disillusioned? The work of justice can leave us drained and disheartened. Where do we find the strength to keep going when the struggle seems endless?
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In Christ, there is no difference… Part 2
…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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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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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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Protesting Borders
Over the past months I have been part of a reading group. One of the books that we have made our way through is ‘Scales of Justice’ written by Nancy Fraser. The book highlights the reality that although we are living in a society where issues are largely transnational (rarely confined to a particular country...
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Unraveling Apartheid Narratives
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 here your group will be responsible for keeping watch over...
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The Doctor Comes For the Sick
“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....